It's true that we planned a picnic at the chapel together, but it was my idea to leave first! Beat could have attacked her too if I had not done that and we had left together!
N-no, I can't believe she would do something like this either! I don't...I don't understand how this could happen...I killed Beat! I know I did! Why wouldn't someone just poison him outright if they had that power, why would they send him after me?
You will stop deluding yourself as to the circumstances. You did so well enough yesterday, in understanding my duplicity. Apply that ability to understanding this.
Because I had faith in you, Mr. Gundam! I knew you were a good person so I kept believing in you, just as I will keep believing in Miss Kaoru! There...there must be some other explanation, like with yesterday....
I am the killer! Even if something had happened to Beat beforehand, I am still the one who struck the final blow!
[His last remark gets her to freeze for a moment. She's forgotten in the midst of all this that it isn't just her life on the line, but her people's as well.]
I...I know...I must do all I can to survive if there really is another hand at play here. But even still...Miss Kaoru has been one of my dearest friends in this place, and she kept defending me yesterday as well when I believed all hope for myself was lost. It is only right I do the same for her. Until I see actual proof, I cannot believe she would betray me so easily.
I've... thought it strange all along that Kaoru would allow you to go off to the chapel alone for hours. She's always been so reliable. When you first fell into danger, weeks ago, we agreed that someone should try to stay with you as much as possible. We're all aware of how much danger each one of us is in - especially on a Wednesday. Doubly so for someone on the dispensable list.
If you had left together... I think it possible she would have forgotten the dessert and returned to the kitchen, suggesting you go ahead.
I don't want to believe it, either, but someone gave Beat the drug. And somebody intended you to meet him.
[May is crying harder than she has been all trial, shaking her head in denial.]
It was my fault! Miss Kaoru should not be blamed for my overconfidence! And - and we do not even know what it was Beat took that turned the liquid blue. He has strange powers and even wings, yes? Perhaps it is simply a function of his body, like it was with Minatsuki! Miss Kaoru has been so kind to me ever since the first day we met here, she wouldn't--she wouldn't do something like this!
[Are Susan's eyes becoming glossy as well surely not]
I... It's a terrible thing to do, but... I think, perhaps, that's why it happened this way. If she did care about you, it was easier to allow someone else to strike the killing blow. Everything you say is possible, but I don't think it likely. The kit was a prize - if it didn't work the way it ought to, it would be a violation of the framework of this 'game'.
...But we will find out exactly what it was he took in the time remaining. For your sake, and for Kaoru's.
We...we also must figure out how they poisoned Beat, if that is even what really happened. As I said before, I do not think even he would have been foolish enough to drink from the chalice for no reason.
...I am actually glad you didn't. I had made my peace with dying when I decided to confess. And yesterday...although I cannot agree with Mr. Gundam attempting to sacrifice himself for me, I was truly touched by how far he went and how everyone supported me even though there was no proof there was another killer. There are worse fates than to die knowing I have made such close companions in my time here.
But if I had known there was a possibility that someone on the suspect list, someone who I trusted and considered a friend, had tried to kill me...[She shakes her head.] I would have had a much harder time getting through the night.
[Kaoru gently rests a hand on May's shoulder, reaching down to wipe at her face with a sleeve.] Miss May, please do not cry... The blame is also mine for being negligent; that much I will accept. [Kaoru's attention then turns to Susan.]
However... It was one hour, roughly, not hours. I can do no more than apologize, but I will not let myself be unjustly condemned for an oversight, either.
Allow me to propose this; in order for the poisoner to orchestrate a meeting, they would need to know when both Miss May and Mr. Beat would be at the chapel. For one, not even I knew when Miss May would be at the chapel. I can also attest to not being anywhere near Mr. Beat at all that day, or the day prior. The chapel would not have been settled on had I not believed it to be a safe, secluded location - and perhaps that is what the attacker also believed in targeting Mr. Beat.
...I believe that the attacker had not intended for Miss May to be involved. I do not believe a single suspect this trial would intentionally target a child.
Please do not insult me, Mr. Tanaka. [Kaoru's own expression becomes grim; it's easy to tell what Gundam thinks by that look alone.]
It is possible that they do not know what poison they choose. Miss Aozaki's case, for example; the poisons were unlabeled. If she had full control over those deaths, knew the exact affects, she surely would have come back to clean up the vomit or waited the proper time before attacking Miss Belarus instead of arriving early. There is also, of course, the possibility that vague descriptions are given and one was simply chosen because it seemed the most "interesting".
[Susan nods and accepts her statements. Obviously, Kaoru wouldn't be willing to be labeled as having done such a thing.]
I understand, of course, and I... like you, shall accept the blame if I mislead the others into a wrongful death. The only thing is... that I know you to be a most meticulous and reliable person. Perhaps it's ironic that this is why I suspect you now.
What you say is possible. It is also perfectly possible that the poisoner did not target anyone in particular - neither Beat nor May. Simply the first person to drink from the cup and the first person to approach them.
I am not fearful for my life; the true culprit can still be found and I will ensure it. You will not have to fret over misleading any. [the latter has Kaoru lapsing into a thoughtful silence, though.]
That does not seem reasonable... The chapel is not visited frequently. There is no guarantee that anyone would have been around at all.
Th-that's right! Miss Kaoru had no way of knowing that Beat would be at the chapel at that time, or that he would even drink from the chalice at all! Why would anyone drink something out in the open, especially when they are deadweight and a murder has yet to happen? It does not make any sense!
Which is why I believe that manipulating two separate people would have been too much for anyone. There would be too much risk, and leaving too much up to chance. It is likely that only Mr. Beat was contacted by the attacker.
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But there is someone who will pay for this. And I believe it is likely to be that very someone who sent May Chang to the chapel.
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Miss Kaoru wouldn't--she would never do such a thing! I went to the chapel on my own!
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It is time to accept that the culprit was one of them.
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You will stop deluding yourself as to the circumstances. You did so well enough yesterday, in understanding my duplicity. Apply that ability to understanding this.
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You will not seek to throw your life away because you refuse to accept that there are those who will sacrifice you for their own ends.
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[His last remark gets her to freeze for a moment. She's forgotten in the midst of all this that it isn't just her life on the line, but her people's as well.]
I...I know...I must do all I can to survive if there really is another hand at play here. But even still...Miss Kaoru has been one of my dearest friends in this place, and she kept defending me yesterday as well when I believed all hope for myself was lost. It is only right I do the same for her. Until I see actual proof, I cannot believe she would betray me so easily.
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[Susan speaks quietly at this point.]
I've... thought it strange all along that Kaoru would allow you to go off to the chapel alone for hours. She's always been so reliable. When you first fell into danger, weeks ago, we agreed that someone should try to stay with you as much as possible. We're all aware of how much danger each one of us is in - especially on a Wednesday. Doubly so for someone on the dispensable list.
If you had left together... I think it possible she would have forgotten the dessert and returned to the kitchen, suggesting you go ahead.
I don't want to believe it, either, but someone gave Beat the drug. And somebody intended you to meet him.
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It was my fault! Miss Kaoru should not be blamed for my overconfidence! And - and we do not even know what it was Beat took that turned the liquid blue. He has strange powers and even wings, yes? Perhaps it is simply a function of his body, like it was with Minatsuki! Miss Kaoru has been so kind to me ever since the first day we met here, she wouldn't--she wouldn't do something like this!
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I... It's a terrible thing to do, but... I think, perhaps, that's why it happened this way. If she did care about you, it was easier to allow someone else to strike the killing blow. Everything you say is possible, but I don't think it likely. The kit was a prize - if it didn't work the way it ought to, it would be a violation of the framework of this 'game'.
...But we will find out exactly what it was he took in the time remaining. For your sake, and for Kaoru's.
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We...we also must figure out how they poisoned Beat, if that is even what really happened. As I said before, I do not think even he would have been foolish enough to drink from the chalice for no reason.
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I am sorry I didn't think to try the test sooner, May. It couldn't have been easy last night.
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But if I had known there was a possibility that someone on the suspect list, someone who I trusted and considered a friend, had tried to kill me...[She shakes her head.] I would have had a much harder time getting through the night.
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However... It was one hour, roughly, not hours. I can do no more than apologize, but I will not let myself be unjustly condemned for an oversight, either.
Allow me to propose this; in order for the poisoner to orchestrate a meeting, they would need to know when both Miss May and Mr. Beat would be at the chapel. For one, not even I knew when Miss May would be at the chapel. I can also attest to not being anywhere near Mr. Beat at all that day, or the day prior. The chapel would not have been settled on had I not believed it to be a safe, secluded location - and perhaps that is what the attacker also believed in targeting Mr. Beat.
...I believe that the attacker had not intended for Miss May to be involved. I do not believe a single suspect this trial would intentionally target a child.
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Hm, hm, hm. An interesting argument.
Why not poison Beat with something less unpredictable?
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It is possible that they do not know what poison they choose. Miss Aozaki's case, for example; the poisons were unlabeled. If she had full control over those deaths, knew the exact affects, she surely would have come back to clean up the vomit or waited the proper time before attacking Miss Belarus instead of arriving early. There is also, of course, the possibility that vague descriptions are given and one was simply chosen because it seemed the most "interesting".
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I understand, of course, and I... like you, shall accept the blame if I mislead the others into a wrongful death. The only thing is... that I know you to be a most meticulous and reliable person. Perhaps it's ironic that this is why I suspect you now.
What you say is possible. It is also perfectly possible that the poisoner did not target anyone in particular - neither Beat nor May. Simply the first person to drink from the cup and the first person to approach them.
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I am not fearful for my life; the true culprit can still be found and I will ensure it. You will not have to fret over misleading any. [the latter has Kaoru lapsing into a thoughtful silence, though.]
That does not seem reasonable... The chapel is not visited frequently. There is no guarantee that anyone would have been around at all.
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