Ah! Th-that's right! I...I had a crossbow from last week's trial all along, I simply forgot about it! Someone must have noticed and stolen it from my room!
It's - it's the truth! The crossbow is...is a very revered weapon in my country. And I was worried someone would target me so I chose it to defend myself. But the sickness must have taken more of a toll on me than I thought, I had completely forgotten about it until just now. So - so you see, anyone could have gotten hold of it!
Y-yes... [Then with more confidence:] Even though it has been outclassed with the invention of gunpowder, it is a fairly simple weapon to use. You simply notch the arrow to the string, pull it back to your ear, and then let it fly.
And seeing as how the skill to use a crossbow is not listed on your card, you cannot possibly be the killer! The mechanics may be simple enough, but it takes years of training to be able to aim it so well as to hit a target as small as a lock.
[She tightens her mouth and grits her teeth, willing herself not to talk back to May. She wants to say that isn't true but...but May and Sonia are friends. It's hard but she exercises silence.]
This isn't...this isn't like what happened with Kaoru at all though. Even if she - that is, whoever the culprit is - did kill someone, she saved everyone's lives! How can we execute her when we owe our lives to her?
...I know. I would have preferred, after Miss Romanov's death, that we had chosen two people to make a sacrifice, whether by agreement or through randomized choice. But there's no point saying so now.
There's no good decision here. No choice is morally correct. We execute someone who saved all of our lives, save one, or we execute someone who had nothing to do with it.
No. You're wrong. There is one choice we can still make.
[With a flick of her wrist, her kunai appear in her hands.] When Mizz Yuzu died, Mr. Gundam said that it was not yet time to face down the Hostess. But what better time is there than now?
The Hostess is complacent in these deaths, but killing her wouldn't save us. She doesn't control this - I wager she's punished herself when something goes wrong. I wouldn't go so far as to say we'd be killing an innocent, but it wouldn't accomplish our goal, either.
Before another trial takes place, we must do everything we can to reach those who do have the power.
But the hostess is still the one who controls when the trapdoor is opened and sends the culprit to their death, yes? Then we prevent her from doing so and hold her hostage. They cannot continue to run this game without her!
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[Her gaze darts from side to side.]
Ah! Th-that's right! I...I had a crossbow from last week's trial all along, I simply forgot about it! Someone must have noticed and stolen it from my room!
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Then could you... [ Carefully: ] Please explain its operation...?
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Dear me.
[ 'You tried' sticker. ]
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And seeing as how the skill to use a crossbow is not listed on your card, you cannot possibly be the killer! The mechanics may be simple enough, but it takes years of training to be able to aim it so well as to hit a target as small as a lock.
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No...I won't let this happen again! I can't!
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It's not such a bad way to die. Everyone was saved...
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Distracting people with fabrications will only take time away from theories that can lead to the truth, May.
Are you willing to create a lie that will lead to the wrongful death of someone else?
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There's no good decision here. No choice is morally correct. We execute someone who saved all of our lives, save one, or we execute someone who had nothing to do with it.
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[With a flick of her wrist, her kunai appear in her hands.] When Mizz Yuzu died, Mr. Gundam said that it was not yet time to face down the Hostess. But what better time is there than now?
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The Hostess is complacent in these deaths, but killing her wouldn't save us. She doesn't control this - I wager she's punished herself when something goes wrong. I wouldn't go so far as to say we'd be killing an innocent, but it wouldn't accomplish our goal, either.
Before another trial takes place, we must do everything we can to reach those who do have the power.
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...I don't want you to place yourself in danger, not when you've already gotten out of this game, May.
Let's leave that as a last resort. There's still time for a solution.