Once she starts talking, it's over for you guys | Veronica | Chapter 1 | Trial | RE: All of that, ATTN: Everyone
“Instead of wasting our time persuading a clearly uncooperate individual - one who also assisted a murderer, no less -, our time would be more wisely spend on discussing more important matters.”
Given how long this trial had been going on already, it was probably a surprise to suddenly hear Veronica speak up. If one had casted a glance her way beforehand, they may have seen that she had been massaging her head for quite some time. It wouldn’t be much of a surprise to find this whole situation headache-inducing, huh? And the mun needed a reason for someone like Veronica to stay quiet for so long, but ssshhh.
“For the “dummy ritual circle” - as you all dub it -, it was either delibaretly set up that way or it tells us where Murakami-san was assaulred first. Either way, I do not think solving this particular puzzle will bring us any closer to the identity of our culprit - which is our first and foremost priority, all things considered.”
“I am also not quite certain whether our culprit truly needed to have bad eyesight - do not forget that the murder occured in the middle of the night - which means that it was dark outside. Unless you have night vision googles, everyone would have trouble coordinating through a forest - especially if one wore a bedsheet as a means to obscure one’s identity.”
It’s also possible that someone is simply blessed with good night vision - or bought themselves magic that enhanced their seeing abilities, but tossing out too many possibilities at once may just end up confusing the others.
“I would also like to make a comment about the slashes found within some trees - as Katagiri-san already pointed out, they must have happened either before Murakami-san was stabbed to death or they had multiple knives with them… though it is also possible that they have acquired a dagger from one of the shops - or used magic to do such cuts to begin with.”
Well, so much for not tossing in too many possibilities at once!
“All that aside, there is one fact that we can be relatively certain of - unless Inaba-san is actually our culprit and has lied about seeing a ghost to begin with, but I do believe the chances of such a turn of events happening are relatively low.”
Not to mention, if it were to happen, she knew her headache would just worsen - so she hoped that she would be spared of such an outcome.
“Liu-san, GrimmZB-san, Deville-san and Noariko-san are too short for the description that we were given. I do believe that if they were around her height, she would’ve noted as much. Thus, we can tentatively sort out Valentine-san, Hanada-san and Amajiki-san as well.”
“This would leave us with Cracker Jack-san, Katagiri-san, Imamizo-san, Chiketsu-san, Suzunaki-san, Tsukasa-san and myself. Judging by the evidence that we have uncovered, none of them appear to link to Cracker Jack-san, Katagiri-san, Tsukasa-san or myself. If we can potentially count out those who have discovered the body - after all, the hydra never outright denied that the murderer didn’t count amongst them -, it would leave us with Imamizo-san and Suzunaki-san. If the murderer can be counted within the afromentioned group, Chiketsu-san would also become a suspect.”
At that point, she glanced towards Chiketsu, her face remaining ever-so aloof as she made her case.
“As you were my roommate, you would be well acquainted with my attire by now - so claiming that you can see my cross from afar wouldn’t amount to much - it isn’t that small, either. Regardless, given your talent, I do not think it would be strange to assume that you might wish to carry a knife around in case you wish to acquire some… fantastical blood from the otherwordly creatures here. Or for self-defense purposes, but that could be said about everyone.”
“It also doesn’t help that you appear to get along with Suzunaki-san - something that not many of us can claim, from what I have observed. However, Imamizo-san is also incredibly suspicious in lieu of possessing so many knives to begin with. On the other hand, she does not seem to regard Suzunaki-san in high-esteem and vice-verca - ‘lest they are simply acting it out. As for Suzunaki-san… well, I do think her actions and words speak for themselves. Self-framing is a thing, so I wouldn’t be surprised if she tried her hand on that, as much as she wishes to deny it.”
A hand gingerly placed on her hip, she let her eyes wander around, looking at her classmates calmly.
“… Unless new evidence is brought up or someone can vouch for another during the time that Murakami-san was assaulted, it appears as if we have no choice but to choose from those three.”










