[ALTERNATE ROUTE: "Cries of a Tiger"] Climax of [Trial of the Little Red]
Immediately after Okazaki takes off her coat, revealing a blood stained suit, and leaving the other participants in shock and disgust...
Watari: What… I- What did you do?
Okazaki: I- You… I- I didnt-
Okazaki pauses for a brief moment.
Okazaki: konkonkonkonkon…
Harada: What are you trying to-
Yanagi: Is that my cassette player?-
What happened next was something no one could have expected. It was…
Okazaki: KONkonkonkonkonkonkon!!!
Okazaki: My my, look at you! All your neurons are actually circulating today I guess! You FINALLY picked up on all the hints I’ve been laying down for.. what, DAYS now?!
Watari: What the hell?! Who are you?! This isn’t the Hanano I recalled-
Okazaki: Well well, I shouldn’t be surprised. A band of DIMWITS this easy to kill, was BOUND to have some problems figuring things out without a little boost… No pun intended of course, Konkonkonkonkon!!!
Okazaki: Now now, no need to be afraid anymore little one! Allow me to dumb things down for you and all of your cute little friends, as you are standing in the presence of INSURMOUNTABLE GREATNESS!
Watari: HANANO! Stop playing!
Okazaki: The fox’s call to a midnight moon, The streak of white in a starless and desolate sky! It is the sign of the Phantom Thief of Nagoya!
Harada: Phantom-... what…
Okazaki: Aw.. are you sad tiger boy? Hah! Not what you expected, right? You’re first time meeting a true and honest SUPERVILLAIN is it? Hah! I can understand why you’d be intimidated.
Wada: Wait… This is just like Perso-!
Okazaki: Sasaki and that tiger were both unfortunate sacrifices to make I guess. I would have loved to see them watch as this played out to the end. But they were a bunch of natural bumps in the road after I had to take down my TRUE nemesis through manipulative measures.
Wada: You… y-you can’t be serious…
Okazaki: My my, to think I would JOKE about something like THIS?!
Okazaki: A rivalry on this scale is nothing to joke about! Do you know how long SHE, how long TSUNO *gag*, Do you have any idea how long she’s been THWARTING me?!
Chiba: Thwarting? That’s a word I don’t hear everyday.
Okazaki: “Oh Okazaki, you’re from Nagoya too?”, Dgh- acting like she doesn’t even know- wh- WE’ER NEMESES! How could she even-?!
Watari: SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!
Okazaki: The nerve of her! The whole time we’ve been in here, she’s acted like I don’t even EXIST, and then-
Harada: W-what are you even talking about… nemeses… supervillain… are you completely delusional…?!
Okazaki: I’m completely AWAKENED! KONkonkonkonkonkon!
Watari: Is that why you’ve been messing with Wada prior to the mess with Tamba and Sasaki? To piss off Tsuno?!
Okazaki: Oh Nishino, you have NO idea. In fact none of you have any idea! I wish you all could have seen how riled up she gets! She’d never looked at me that way before! She completely LOATHED me! Like a nemesis is supposed to! Like- Like SHE’s supposed to! Like she’s always been MEANT to!
Okazaki: All I had to do was rough Wada up a little?! HAHA!!! WHO CARES?! That’s child’s play! For the Phantom Thief of Nagoya! KONkonkonkonkonkon!
Harada: Then… you’re the one who’s been-
Okazaki: Stealing? Heh- Konkonkonkonkonkon!!!! I’m amazed it took you this long to figure that out? Wh-Why? You mad?
Chiba: Of course I’m mad! That hairclip is very special to me!
Okazaki: Awwww Chiba, you’re so cute when you’re mad! You want your little hairclip back?
Chiba tries to run at Okazaki but is quickly grabbed by Harada who has started to be silent, as he is processing the madness coming from Okazaki’s mouth.
Okazaki: Well maybe you should guard your stuff a little better, that goes for all of you! KONkonkonkonkonkon! It was so funny to see everyone complaining about their stuff getting stolen when this is some of the simplest, easiest, most BEGINNER-LEVEL stealing I’ve ever had to do! You guys just leave these things in your desks! It’s tragic! You’re all… TRAGIC!
Wada: She’s… completely delusional…
Okazaki: I’m INSPIRED is what I am! Do you know what kind of opportunity I was presented with here? Locked in a game of murder and betrayal with my life long nemesis? My rival?! Her fate was sealed the second she decided to act like she had no clue who I was.
Wada: *crying tears of anger* She… didn’t have a clue who you were.. Because she didn’t care! What are you even talking about?! You seriously think she was your nemesis?! Tsuno didn’t give a single fuck about you! She wouldn’t waste her time on something that stupid!
Chiba: It- It’s not like she was a real superhero, I know what it’s like when people have to put on an act.
Wada: *crying* Y-you are… completely insane…
Okazaki: I prefer the term opportunistic! Eloquent! Handsome! Thrilling! Crafty! Hm… Fancy? Classy maybe! I don’t know…
Yanagi: You indirectly killed her… over a completely fictional rivalry! And then you decide to kill another innocent person… over something else fictional?!
Okazaki: Don’t worry, ice fairy! I’ll get to your little princess later. But fictional? Fictional’s a stretch. We’re not fiction, are we? Reality’s VERY real! And our rivalry? Now that, that was very real.
Watari: Stop! Please! What are you doing?! This isn’t real! This can’t be real! Why… are you doing this?!
Okazaki: Died for NOTHING! That’s about right! I consider her death as a grand finale of sorts. A victory lap after using Ms. Dum-Flex to take out Manami!
Okazaki: Died for LOVE! Or passion. Or loathing! Who can really say? She reached the natural end of her life! A rivalry so TORRID, can only last so long until someone ends up hurt! Or multiple people. Hm… I guess I’m next, no? NO?
Mai: God… why is she still fucking here? She’s gonna be dead in a minute anyway if we don’t start wrapping this shit up.
Chiba: Yes! But I don’t know who should do it this ti-
Okazaki: HALT! I have no interest in sitting through another boring, loathsome, SIX PAGE RANT, about how everyone died! Or what my motivations were or any of that TrAsH! If we must recap all of my crimes, I’m doing it myself! With flair! Besides, you all seem too in your feels to even come up with multiple sentences anyway.
Watari: J-Just stop talking!
Okazaki: When Isono met her demise, it was a big eye-opener for me. Life is short, you know? Which gave me an idea. Tamba’s short too! And even a bit dumb at that, which would make her pretty easy to manipulate and do my bidding. So when everyone began planning Nishi’s birthday party and it became clear to me that someone had to die I thought: “Hey, now’s my chance to end a long and tumultuous character arc! Here’s my chance to purge Nagoya of all that is good and kind! Here’s my chance to capture a win for pure, true, righteous villainy! And I was gonna do it with my new sidekick, Ms. Dum-Flex!”.
Yanagi: Righteous villainy… I’m sick of hearing it already…
Okazaki: So I started my plotting. First, I used Hayashi to create a distraction for Yanagi while he and Takeshi were baking the cakes. Takeshi is such a curious lapdog so it only made sense for him to follow the divorce-worthy duo!
Okazaki: All of this gave me the chance I needed to switch the labels of both the extract and the arsenic! After doing that deed, I pulled Tamba over and kindly asked her to put some more “extract” into one of the cake mixes! She objected at first, but considering how spineless of a sidekick she was, all I had to use was a dose of manipulation to get her to do my bidding!
Watari: S-She didn’t know?!
Okazaki: Yep! Such an easy way out am I right? Plus I wouldn’t be surprised if all of this stress was what caused her to lose it a bit more in the storage room and strike out Oni-boy! Now that’s something I really expect out of a sidekick!
Okazaki: So then all I had to do was watch the show play out! You all sang happy birthday to Nishi, we began eating, I locked my eyes on little Ms. Dum-Flex to make SURE she handed the correct slice to Tsuno and bam! She dies right in front of all of your eyes!
Wada: *crying* There was no way to stop this… wasn’t there…
Okazaki: That’s RIGHT! Now I really wished I was able to kill Tsuno through more direct measures, unfortunately that wasn’t feasible in my eyes, but I think the prospect of seeing life leave Tsuno Manami’s eyes was the perfect trade-off! Hah, It was delicious to my eyes! How was it Wada? Yanagi? Hayashi? Did her cries of desperation get you to feel true despair? True dismay? True MISERY?! Wasn't my birthday present the BEST Nishi?! Konkonkonkonkonkon!!!!
Wada: I… god- I feel so stupid… thinking I could go on without her…
Watari: How could... you of all people ... have ruined my special day?!
Okazaki: Then after that, we fast forward all the way to after Tamba’s demise! By the way it was really fun to see her scream out at me while you all didn’t believe her with her track record in mind! Heh! After gaining some information from eavesdropping on both the ice prince and his little princess, I decided to do one final act! One final act of villainy that would make me, the Phantom Thief of Nagoya, go down in IMMORTAL infamy!
Yanagi: No… please- don’t…
Okazaki: So in the evening of the call I grabbed a knife, a ragcloth, some tape, a rope and a tranquilizer gun just in case any aspect of the plan goes array, and I headed off my way! I then dropped them in the dark room for later, minus the ragcloth which I kept in my grasp.
Chiba: Monomoko! I wanna vote, anymore from her is gonna make me sick!
The cassette runs out while Chiba is talking
Okazaki: Augh- dammit! Let me-
Okazaki resets the cassette player.
Okazaki: Ok! After that, I went to the chem lab and picked up the drugs I was gonna need. That part was CRAZY easy! None of that stuff is really hidden or anything, it’s all labeled. So I just grabbed it and headed over. The funny part was how EASY it was to reach her! I gotta say, thanks for that MaiMai! You really are the perfect narrator for this tragic fairy tale I wrote!
Okazaki: SHHHHH! I’m talking!
Okazaki: So after finding Sasaki desperately trying to look for Yanagi to fulfill her and his destiny as reformed lovers, I swiftly ran up and used the chloroformed rag on her mouth! Then in a matter of moments, she was out COLD! I then scooped her up like it was nothing! Though I think that is when her glasses dropped but I was in a state where I felt I had no time to lose!
Okazaki: I then dropped her in the dark room where I took her sweater off, popped my coat off and tied her to one of the chairs with her mouth being taped as a precaution. She wasn’t super out cold though which made me slightly worried, maybe I should have used more of the chloroform I’m not fully sure, nonetheless she was beginning to stir back up. Not my favorite. So my first act of action was to take some more precautionary measures in the form of two little trophies!
Okazaki: I CUT OUT HER GORGEOUS EYES! KONkonkonkonkonkonkon!!!!
Yanagi: Wh- What the hell is the matter with you?!... HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO HER?!
Okazaki: And before any of you ask, I am NOT giving them back! I’ve earned it for how hard I worked today! But anyway, I cut out her eyes and that’s when she definitely woke up! It was so funny seeing her shake her head around not being able to see what was happening to her! I bet she was screaming for her prince under the tape.... After a good three minutes I got bored, so I just went to town! Grabbed the knife and started going crazy! I wanted things to look BAD.
Okazaki: Because if I made an absolutely gory mess of her, Sasaki, the one you all used to look at as your leader, there’s no way that any of you would have been able to recover from it! Especially you Yanagi, considering what happened after you and Nakamigawa’s blowout.
Yanagi: YOU DID ALL OF THAT JUST TO FUCK WITH MY WELL-BEING?! Taking away another person I could have started fresh and clean with?!
Okazaki: Yep yep! I’m afraid so, ice fairy! Had to be done! I popped as many holes in her as I could. By this point, she was bleeding pretty bad, she was already dying. She was on her way out so I was like, “Hm? What would be the best finishing move for this divine scene?”.
Okazaki: What would make it… I don’t know, something that isn’t tacky? Messy? Not classy, that’s for sure I mean what’s a phantom thief without class? And then it came to me. I should take off her head! And that’s exactly what I did! The way the blood dripped from her sockets made it a lot more eerie too! Much classier!
Mai: HEY! LET US VOTE ALREADY!
Okazaki: Nuh-Uh! I still have two more actions to speak of! After all that, I wiped the blood off my hands. Thanks trusty white sweater! Rebandaged them, threw my coat back on and snuck all the weapons back downstairs! Minus two. Causing the temporary blackout was pretty easy work. I used the rope to reach the cable that held the power source and striked at it, causing a scary, cruel, and dark BLACKOUT! I really loved hearing all of you squirm trying to get recoupled with one another! You gotta have suspense to spice things up a little after all! During the investigation I met two bumps in the road. I still had the rope on me so I was a tad nervous! But since Takeshi wanted to investigate alone, I actually got off pretty easy! I just went back downstairs to perfect my work!
Watari: Shut up…. Shut up…!
Okazaki: The other bump came from Harada’s little friend. A poor poor tiger who was too curious for its own good!
Okazaki: During the investigation, she must have caught her eye on the cloth I slipped. She must have found a way to slip out of the trusty big backpack of her owner. At the same time, I was going back to pick the cloth up. That is when I saw a wild Sawa coming at the cloth like a hungry beast! I was taken off-guard at first, but then bingo! I remembered I still had the tranquilizer gun!
Harada: s-so…. You shot her…
Okazaki: Exactly! It was good that the tranq’s worked on both humans and animals! She did claw a small tear into my coat, but great acts come with sacrifices! I heard some people walking nearby so I had to act fast, and then… one last idea came to me. “Man Harada really cares about this tiger, and it would be fun to see him spout out some more tears!” So….
Okazaki: I took her in a rush! I found the stack of metal surfaces in the corner! And I CRUSH THE LITTLE TIGER IN DEVASTATING FASHION! With one of her teeth being claimed as another trophy for me of course! KONkonkonkonkonkon!!!!
Okazaki: Ah… Harada? My my! I can’t quite point out what your expression is giving….
Okazaki: Heh…. Konkonkonkonkonkon! I took EVERYTHING from you all! Now you’re just sad little lowlifes left behind with nothing! Cry about it.
Yanagi: YOU PIECE OF SHIT-
Okazaki: Man, I accomplished so many SUCCESSES in the span of a few days! The people closest to you all have died, everything was where it needed to be, and I was off the hook! For the record, the chloroform? Right here! This pocket. You guys never even wondered where the bottle went! There’s no way you would have been able to solve this without me dropping you hints the whole time! You’re all completely LACKLUSTER and INCOMPETENT! A bunch of gloomy glooms that will never feel true happiness again! KONkonkonkonkonkon-
Yanagi: Shut up… SHUT UP!!!!
Yanagi tries to run up on Okazaki but is quickly halted by Mai restraining him.
Mai: Cut it out…. She’s not worth it.
Okazaki: Awww, the snowflake of a prince wants his revenge! Man this really is a scene! First I rile up Chiba over a minute accessory, then I get Wada in his feels, and now Yanagi wants to hit me! I wonder what could be next, Hah! It really is a tragedy seeing all of you quiver!!! Konkonkonkonkon-
Harada tackles Okazaki and tries to strangle her, The cassette player falls, cutting off in the process.
Harada: SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH YOU LUNATIC! YOU’VE GOT NO IDEA WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LOVE A CREATION OF NATURE, TO CARE FOR THEM! TO LOOK AFTER THEM! AND THEN HAVE THEM TAKEN FROM YOU! TAKEN FOREVER! AND YOU TOOK HER! YOU KILLED HER YOU MANIAC!!!!
Mai, after restraining and calming down Yanagi, grabs up Harada before he could do anymore damage.
Harada: URGH! Agh! Ah- huh….
Chiba: Keizou.. it’s fine. I’m here.
Okazaki: Well, well Harada! I must say you were a real fun toy to me, but I wasn’t expecting you of all people to get me in such a pickle! People are just too connected to the wildlife for their own good I suppose.
Harada: Shut up. We need to vote. Now.
Monomoko: We will now begin the voting process. You’ll be prompted to select the student you believe is guilty of murdering Sasaki Hitomi.
Watari: Why would you do this?! You- I… I TRUSTED YOU!!! You weren’t like this…!
Okazaki: Ah, sorry boss. I was. I’ve been like this from the start. I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you that. Really.
Watari: HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?!
Okazaki: It had to be done. You’ll understand one day, I’m sure of it.
Watari: I WON’T! I’ll never understand!
Monomoko: After all the votes have been cast, the execution will commence.
Okazaki: You will! Truly, you will. You’re certainly a smart one. If we had more time, I think I could have shown you the light! I think I could have shown you things you’d never even dream of! You would have made a perfect substitute sidekick after I disposed of Ms. Dum-Flex! If only you could have seen the light of villainy.
Monomoko: Please press your buttons now.
Watari: I would never do the sick and twisted shit you did! I-I would never be like you! I would- I- you- I hate you! I HATE YOU!!!
Okazaki: You… hate me? N- No that can’t be right. Because I died… you, and the others… get to live! Right? Surely you can appreciate that at the very least.
Mai: Don’t… try to act like you did this for her.
Mai: This has nothing to do, with Watari, or anyone else in this goddamn room! You did this to torture us with your delusion. You’re done dragging us into this mess.
Monomoko: Thank you for voting. Your votes are currently being tallied, and will be shared with the class shortly.
Okazaki: Well, I suppose that’s a perspective I can appreciate. I think I can probably take a guess at where the votes are leaning. Heh.
Harada: Just… stop... talking.
Monomoko: The class has voted for Okazaki Hanano, the Ultimate Mask Artisan, to be executed. This conclusion was correct. As a result, Okazaki Hanano will be punished with death.
Okazaki: Ah! I’ve been waiting to hear that for ages! I can’t wait to see what it is! A dramatic, vile death truly fitting of a phantom thief! It’s going to be incredible, I just know it!
Mai: Shut up and die already!
Okazaki: But I have so many things left to say, with such little time left! It would feel wrong to leave without giving each of you a proper goodbye!
Harada: Monomoko… Get her out of my sight… Before I have to dispose her myself.
Chiba: Keizou… please don’t...
Okazaki: Oh my! Scary! Well if I don’t have time to say goodbye to all seven of you, At least let me say this…
Yanagi: Go to hell… you unforgivable degenerate.
Okazaki: In our next life, we’ll be foxes, okay?
Monomoko: If there are no further interruptions to speak of…
Okazaki: In this life, and in the next life too…
I will follow your flame.
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