#❤️‍🩹guard 003: kuroki hinode❤️‍🩹

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merry christmas from linagram!

merry christmas everyone.. merry christmas.. you get these guard plushies as a present. blessed miki plushie that says she forgives you and she will do anything to save you and cursed eiji and hinode plushies that drink your pepsi and say you're guilty and use the amnesia machine on you

this drawing in particular has t1 eiji and miki here but it's okay. it's okay

you can read the christmas special vd under the cut! also yes it's canon actually.

Hinode: So.. Christmas, huh? 

Miki: .. Hm? Is it Christmas already? 

Hinode: Well, if this calendar is to be believed.. 

Hinode: I've never imagined myself celebrating Christmas in a prison, haha. 

Miki: .. Right. 

Hinode: Is everything okay, Miki-san? You're not.. um, in a holiday mood? 

Miki: .. I guess. 

Hinode: Wait, what are these? So many boxes..

Miki: O-oh, I'm wrapping presents for the prisoners. 

Hinode: Really? Did they ask for something? 

Miki: I've asked them to write down what they want for Christmas and this morning I had everything prepared. I just need to make these things look.. well, like presents. 

Hinode: You still want them to have a nice Christmas even though they're in prison.. You are so kind, Miki-san. 

Miki: W-well, that's just a part of my job as this prison's goddess.. 

Hinode: "Goddess"?.. 

Miki: Never mind. 

Hinode: O-okay.. So, what did everyone ask for? 

Miki: Let's see.. 

Miki: Miyagawa-san asked for a diary. His head injury is slowly getting better, but his memory still isn't the best at the moment and he wants to write everything down so that he won't forget about it. He also just finds making notes useful. 

Miki: This diary here has a lock too. Miyagawa-san will have to come up with a password.. 

Hinode: W-what if he forgets the password too?.. 

Miki: .. Well, that won't be my problem. 

Miki: Aimi-chan asked for more cute hairclips. I have a lot of them here.. 

Miki: Though she actually asked for them not because she wants to use them for herself, but because she wants to do my hair. 

Miki: She said that my hair looks really messy these days. 

Hinode: To be honest, I can't help but agree with her. And what about your pigtails? 

Miki: .. I can't be bothered to take care of that. 

Miki: Ishizu-san asked for this anime figure. It looks pretty detailed. 

Miki: I find it interesting how he remembered the character's name, the title of the anime she's from, what this particular figure is called.. 

Miki: His memory really works well when it comes to things he likes. 

Miki: Chiba-san didn't know what to ask for at first, but then she wrote that her request might be a little bit too specific.. 

Miki: And she asked for a small glass figure of a cat.

Hinode: That's.. actually quite specific.

Miki: When I asked her about it, she said that she just misses her cat a lot. I offered to get her a plushie or something else that could remind her of her cat, but she said that she would like to have a glass figure specifically. 

Miki: She said that she used to.. collect them? But I don't remember her ever mentioning something like that..

Hinode: .. I think you should remember that detail just in case.

Hinode: Prisoners requesting something they wouldn't request in a different setting or situation should be considered suspicious. 

Hinode: I mean.. I've heard about what Riku did during the first trial.

Miki: .. Maybe you're right. I'll keep that in mind.

Miki: Now, Kei-san..

Miki: Kei-san asked for... spray paint?

Hinode: What is it with everyone suddenly getting new interests and hobbies..

Miki: When I asked him about it, he just went..

Miki: "Come on, Miki! I just want to make our prison more pretty! I want to make it more colorful! Everyone looks so sad these days.."

Miki: We can't ask Eiji-san about it right now, but I really doubt Kei-san really just.. "wants to make this prison more pretty".

Hinode: He's.. an interesting individual, that's for sure.

Miki: Now, Yoshioka-san..

Miki: Yoshioka-san asked for some new earrings and even described how she wants them to look like. She said that she just "kinda wants to try something new".

Miki: .. Even though it sounds like something she would ask for, I can't help but feel worried.

Hinode: Really? Why?

Miki: Yoshioka-san mentioned once that she got the earrings she wears now from her father. And if I'm not wrong, she has a very good relationship with her father.

Miki: So why would she.. suddenly want to get new earrings if these ones are so special to her?

Hinode: Huh..

Hinode: Well, Miki-san, I'm not sure what to say here, but..

Hinode: Usually something like that happens when a person gets disappointed in their family member and doesn't want to think about them.

Miki: ...

Miki: Also, Asahi-kun..

Miki: Asahi-kun's request was.. Here, let me read it.

Miki: "You know those stuffed animals that have stuff like candy or chocolate hidden inside and you can get it out when you unzip them? Yeah, I want one. Doesn't matter what it looks like, I care about the candy more anyway."

Hinode: His request is very in character for him, haha.

Hinode: But why would he ask for a plushie specifically? He can just ask for candy or whatever he wants to eat.

Miki: I don't know.

Miki: Maybe that's just him wanting to have something that he can play with. He's still a child after all.

Hinode: Oh, you're finally smiling. He really is important to you, isn't he?

Miki: .. Ahem.

Miki: So, Maruyama-san wrote..

Miki: "Whatever. Just give me whatever you want. Getting a gift from our savior is enough of an honor anyway."

Hinode: .. Yeah, the last part is definitely supposed to be sarcasm. 

Hinode: So, what did you decide to give her?

Miki: Well, here's the thing..

Miki: We never had to get whatever the prisoners asked for ourselves, we just.. had to ask everyone about their requests first and then write a list of the things we needed and everything appeared on the next day after that, we just had to bring everything to them.

Hinode: Actually.. How does this work?

Hinode: Does that mean someone else is.. buying these things for them? Or getting them from somewhere?

Hinode: Imagine if we had to go shopping for all these items. *laughs*

Miki: I don't know how this works.. And I'm not sure that I want to know.

Miki: But anyway, this morning, when I checked everyone's presents, I noticed that Maruyama-san's present was..

Miki: A letter.

Hinode: A letter?..

Miki: *nods*

Miki: I think it's also supposed to be from her.. manager?

Miki: It's signed too..

Miki: "Kanasawa Takame".

Hinode: Have you read the rest of the letter?

Miki: No, I didn't. To be honest, I just.. don't really care about their relationship.

Miki: I just want to know more about her crime and that's all.

Hinode: Hmm.. Well, we also can't be sure that this letter really was written by her manager.

Hinode: Maybe it's just someone who works here pretending to be her.

Hinode: *laughs* Imagine them writing this. That would be so funny.

Miki: If Maruyama-san realizes that this letter isn't actually from her manager..

Miki: .. I think she won't take it well.

Hinode: Well, that's what we have these things for, right?

Miki: .. Hinode-san, I will use these only when the prisoner is about to hurt someone or when it's okay to return their memories to them.

Hinode: Okay, okay. You're so strict.. You really are a perfect guard.

Hinode: .. I wonder what my brother has asked for.

Miki: His request actually wasn't that unique or out of the ordinary for him.

Miki: He just asked me for some hair dye again.

Hinode: Again?.. I thought he had already dyed his hair after the second trial. Wasn't it his first request after getting voted guilty?

Miki: He said that I got the wrong color for him.

Hinode: Oh..

Hinode: And what color did he actually want?

Miki: Black.

Hinode: Going back to his natural color, huh..

Miki: Finally, Himura-san..

Miki: .. She asked for a voice recorder.

Hinode: .. Are we even allowed to give her that?

Miki: Well, it's one of the presents, so.. I guess we are.

Miki: Listen, if I was allowed to give your brother a knife, I think voice recorder is more than okay.

Hinode: Well, I don't think whoever is in charge of this prison cares that much about the prisoners' safety, but if these prisoners find out something they weren't supposed to..

Miki: .. Whatever Himura-san does with this thing is none of my business.

Miki: A-anyway, I'm done with wrapping presents. Let's go, we shouldn't keep them waiting.

Miki: "I hope Eiji-san is doing okay.. I wish I could bring something to him as a present.."

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???: Man, these prisoners are weird.

???: Spray paint? A cat glass figure?

???: I expected more from them.

???: To be honest, I have a bad feeling about this.

???: Really? Why?

???: I don't know, it's like..

???: Almost all of them are planning to use their presents in some way?

???: Why would someone request a voice recorder? Why would someone request spray paint? 

???: .. Are you telling me the third prisoner's gonna try to kill someone with an anime girl figure?

???: Do I look like I know what's going on inside his head?!

???: True.

???: Anyway, do you think you've done a good job with that letter?

???: I-I don't know. I've tried my best.

???: Well, now a poor lovestruck girl's mental health fully depends on how good you are at copying someone's handwriting, so..

???: If she snaps, that's gonna be on you~

???: Look, I'm already under too much pressure!..

???: Ehehe, it's okay. Come here, come here~

???: S-stop, this is embarrassing..

???: Also, do you think that girl.. you know.. has already watched the video I asked Jackalope to show her?

???: Well, judging by her suddenly asking for new earrings..

???: I think she's starting to understand something.

???: Do you think they will be mad at us?

???: Well, even if they will, who cares?

???: After all..

???: I am the real goddess of this place.

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[meet the guard!] guard 003: kuroki hinode

(this was supposed to be posted yesterday but.. i forgor...)

HE'S FINALLY HERE!!! THE THIRD GUARD!!! AND ALSO RIKU'S BIG BROTHER!! LET'S GO!!!

he gets not one but two drawings bc he's a very special little boy (and also bc i feel bad for him since he got introduced late for obvious story purposes but like.. i really need to make more content for him..)

(also fun fact: the first drawing actually was done in july and the second one just a few days ago.. i can actually see some differences in my art style hehe..)

another note is that when i started to work on hinode's character, my first thought was that i kinda wanted to create another physically disabled guard character (since i think eiji can count as the first one because kei's treatment of him had not the best impact on his body), it just sounded like a neat concept! but i also didn't want to make him.. how do i explain.. too sympathetic, maybe? too squishy? what really annoys me as someone who is physically disabled is that characters like that are often used to make people feel bad for them and don't really have any personality OR they turn out to be the bad guys who only pretended to be disabled for pity points. so instead i've tried to make hinode's problems realistic and a lot of it comes from my own experiences, but i still wanted to make him morally gray and kinda.. you know.. kinda suspicious. (you're more than allowed to joke about punching him or putting him in a blender and all that)

General info.

Name: Kuroki Hinode (黒木日出) (his last name means "black" and "tree" and his first name means "sun, day" and "exit, leave". yes, hinode's name has kanji for "day" and riku's name has kanji for "evening".. the parallels <3...)

Age: 22 y/o

Gender: Male

Status: Guard 003

Birthday: January 28 (Aquarius)

Blood type: AB

Height: 179 cm

Occupation: Unemployed

Personality: Hinode isn't as outgoing as his brother, but he still enjoys talking to others, learning more about them and just spending time with other people. However, he's used to being alone, so he won't complain if it's not possible for him to talk to anyone at the moment. It actually might be better for him, since he gets tired quite easily because of his poor health and can't be active for too long. He feels sleepy most of the time, so please don't judge him for suddenly dozing off in the middle of the conversation, even if it's very important. He's not as passionate about justice as the other guards and mostly just wants to do his own thing, not caring about morals too much, but still having enough common sense to punish those who deserve it (in his opinion). He dislikes the physical kind of punishments because he believes that they're too "basic", since pain can easily scare anyone and there's nothing special about it. It's also possible that he doesn't like them because of his own experience with chronic pain, but to be honest, Hinode is lying when he says that he doesn't like to see people in pain. Yes, he believes that pain is the worst thing that could happen to anyone, even worse than death. But also, as someone who has no choice but to spend most of his days in pain.. Maybe he does want to see the prisoners feel the same way as he does. Maybe just a little bit. He still prefers the psychological punishments, finding them more "effective" and "suitable".. mostly because he's too weak to punish anyone physically.

MV info.

His Milgram cover: Him and T1 Naomi are twinning and he'd cover Weakness! The lyrics remind me a lot of him and I think with an instrumental like that it'd be appropriate for Riku's brother to cover it.

His DECO*27 cover: Harinezumi. The lyrics remind me a lot of him in general, him trying to keep up with everyone even though his condition doesn't allow him and him feeling like a burden to others, especially his family, but also being jealous of Riku for being so popular, talented and living his best life (at least it seems so on the outside) ("I can still keep going! Jealousy, what a trifling thing", "Don't you sometimes feel a little dizzy? I'm sighing because I'm tired of my heart pounding", "People know their true forms after being broken and crushed") and also the song describes his dysfunctional relationship with Riku really well as two brothers who are both jealous of each other and who both want something the other has (Riku has friends, popularity, the time and energy to make music, meanwhile Hinode has the family's attention, others helping him and people not judging him for spending the whole day in bed) but who also still love each other and genuinely wish their life could go differently ("I'll embrace you, we won't be parted", "Don't be prickly with me, each time we touch, I throb. If I prick you, you might hate me, well, there's no way that will happen!.. At least, I think", "I'm an attention seeker! I want to be spoiled! I want to melt even more for you!") And also considering that one of them is extremely suicidal and the other one is afraid that his life won't be that long.. ("In the blink of an eye, which of us will die?")

His Non-DECO*27 cover: Waltz by Nashimoto-P. I imagine Hinode having this very soft and quiet voice that almost sounds like a whisper and I feel like it would fit the way Miku is tuned very well! Also the lyrics sound so much like him trying to cope with his condition, his relationship with Riku, other problems and slowly going insane in the process. ("Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, I ask what day is it today, regrettably thinking today will be a good time", "I don't know what's fun, but as I run out of things to do, I will accompany you", "My EKG is a straight line, I wonder how many decades ago") Some lyrics, especially the chorus remind me of the way he acts as a guard too. ("Stop trying to give up, the world is connected. Dance, smile, while you're being controlled. In the beginning, in the end, the details are non-existent. Don't resist, accept it, everything is connected") Also, Riku's T3 song is supposed to be by Nashimoto-P too, so :} They're matching!

His T3 Voice Trailer Voicelines:

"Ah, greetings, prisoners. Um, I apologize for such a late introduction, haha.. My name is Kuroki Hinode and I am the third guard of this prison. Nice to meet you. Starting from today, I'll be replacing Sanada Eiji-san as he's recovering. I hope we all get along. I'm really not the best person for this job, so I apologize if I end up falling asleep in the middle of the interrogation, haha.."

".. What was I supposed to do? I can't even get out of bed right now. If he wants to be saved, then I'm not the one who he should ask for help."

Trivia:

His eyes may not look like it because of the lighting on the first picture, but his eye color is supposed to be gray, meanwhile Riku's eye color is more of a mix of light green and gray.

Hinode's natural hair color is light brown, but a few days before Riku committed his crime, Riku suggested that he dyes Hinode's hair, hoping to make him feel at least a little better. They went with the brightest colors Riku had just for fun and it really did make Hinode smile and he was happy to spend time with his brother like that. In season 2, Riku dyed his hair the same way and noticed the colors only when it was too late, so it's possible that he missed his brother and did that subconsciously. It should be noted, however, that Riku's T2 hair is light green on the left and red on the right, meanwhile Hinode's hair is light green on the right and his hair is more pink rather than red on the left. Hinode also has a double ahoge just like his little brother and same goes for their little sisters. It's something they all share :)

He started putting his hair in a bun since he arrived because he found working with his hair down uncomfortable. Miki helps him with it now.

Hinode's illnesses aren't deadly, but a lot of them are chronic and dealing with them made Hinode a little bit paranoid and he has a lot of health-related anxiety. His condition is supposed to be mostly up to interpretation, but I can say for sure that he has anemia, narcolepsy and fibromyalgia.

He's the tallest out of all the guards (and that also makes Eiji the shortest). He's also the oldest one.

It's hard for him to walk because of how tired he feels most of the time, so he asked Miki if it's okay to hold her hand when they walk together. After a lot of internal screaming because of Hinode being so cute, Miki agreed. 

His room has everything he needs and he can see the whole prison on multiple screens, watch the interrogation recordings, adjust the brightness of the screens and the room temperature and whoever kidnapped him also somehow learned about all the medications he has to take. He was creeped out by first, but then went "Oh, it's kinda nice actually :)"

Speaking of him arriving to Milgram, he was kidnapped while he was asleep. So before Jackalope brought him his guard uniform, Hinode spent all his time wearing pajamas. He still thinks they're more comfortable than his uniform. (another fun fact is that the first "concept art" of him had him in his pajamas sjskkssl)

He's probably the best character to ask for medical help at the moment, since he does know a lot about things like that, but whether he's able to actually help someone depends on how he's feeling at the moment and what his relationship with that person is like. 

Hinode actually used to play the guitar before his health started to get worse and after he realized he doesn't have the energy to play anymore, he gave it to Riku. Riku still uses his brother's guitar and not counting the ones he got in Milgram, he refuses to get a new one. It also has a bunch of silly drawings on it made by Riku himself, Hinode and their little sisters. 

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OH GOD WE'RE DOING THIS WE'RE DOING THIS

so yeah this vd is supposed to describe the changes that happened between the ending of season 2 and the beginning of season 3. please enjoy!.. or don't. you are free to suffer as well

Warnings: descriptions of murder and suicide attempts.

Hinode: Are you ready to begin, Miki-san?

Miki: .. Yes. 

Hinode: So.. The trial hasn't even started yet, but we already had to go through a lot.

Miki: Y-yeah..

Miki: I mean, we had to expect something like this. It's the last trial, after all.

Miki: But still.. Everyone has changed so much.

Miki: And it's.. kind of our fault too.

Hinode: We had to punish the guilty prisoners somehow, you know that.

Miki: ...

Miki: I don't think you saw punishing them as a way to save them or the other prisoners.

Hinode: Huh?

Miki: Are you sure that you really don't like seeing other people in pain, Hinode-san?

Hinode: W-what are you talking about, Miki-san-

Miki: Never mind.I just hope Eiji-san comes back soon.

Hinode: .. This might be a weird question, but.. what kind of relationship do you two have? Are you close?

Miki: Eiji-san is very important to me. That's all.

Hinode: Do you like him?

Miki: .. *sighs*

Miki: I don't agree with most of the things he says. He can be really annoying. He's way too cruel when he punishes the prisoners. 

Miki: .. But I still want him to come back.

Hinode: So you do like him.

Miki: Guard 003, let's get to work already.

Hinode: U-uh, yes, sure.

Hinode: So.. It looks like the relationship dynamics between the prisoners have changed significantly.

Hinode: Those who were enemies are starting to become closer and those who were friends now hate each other's guts.

Hinode: Let's talk about the changes every prisoner went through during this period.

Hinode: Prisoner 001, Miyagawa Akio.

Hinode: Thankfully, Akio-san has started to get better.

Hinode: His injury isn't that bad anymore, but it's possible that it will still impact his life in.. not the best way.

Hinode: He still has to wear bandages just in case, but now we know that he has a pretty big scar there. 

Hinode: Thanks to him being voted innocent, according to Jackalope, he was able to receive treatment from someone we don't know yet, but since Akio-san's condition really is getting better with each day, I don't think that person is dangerous.

Miki: "I wonder who that person was.. Maybe a doctor that works here?"

Hinode: It's easier for him to walk now and his headaches aren't as bad anymore. He can finally read without anyone's help again and it also looks like he's not that obsessed with his accomplice anymore. I'm happy for him.

Hinode: He also seems to have changed as a person as well. He still prefers to spend most of his time alone, but he's not as.. "arrogant" anymore, maybe?

Hinode: Actually, it seems like he became closer with some other prisoners and not just Aimi-san.

Hinode: Those prisoners are Kei-san, Asahi-san and..

Hinode: .. Riku.

Miki: ...

Hinode: I knew about what happened between Akio-san and Riku before the second trial, so I was also.. shocked.

Hinode: However, Akio-san was the one who saved Riku when he tried to do.. that to himself, so maybe Riku is actually somewhat grateful to him?

Hinode: Looks like Aimi-san was a good influence on Akio-san, haha.

Miki: But what about Miyagawa-san's relationship with Aimi-chan?

Hinode: .. Well, let's talk about her then, shall we?

Hinode: Prisoner 002, Hanasaki Aimi.

Hinode: Aimi-san has been voted innocent, and to be honest..

Hinode: It seems to have really changed her as a person.

Hinode: Or maybe that's actually her letting her true colors show?

Hinode: I've expected her to be more happy about her only friend being voted innocent, but now that Akio-san is close with other prisoners and seems to have found friends in this place..

Hinode: .. Aimi-san is feeling lonely again now.

Hinode: She doesn't talk to Akio-san that much anymore. She doesn't talk to anyone actually.

Hinode: .. Except you, Miki-san.

Hinode: She seems to like you a lot.

Miki: .. Yes, she does.

Miki: She always says how I'm her "only friend" and that I'm the only person in this place who she can trust.

Miki: If I accidentally call her "Hanasaki-san" she stares at me with this weird look in her eyes and makes me call her "Aimi-chan" because "that's what I'm supposed to call her as her friend".

Miki: I just.. don't get it. I thought that if we vote her innocent, she'd act more..

Hinode: I think she's acting like this exactly because we voted her innocent.

Hinode: Aimi-san now thinks that she was in the right. She has been voted innocent twice now, of course she would think that.

Hinode: Of course she sees you as a friend. Because friends forgive each other.

Hinode: And even though you have.. also changed, you're still kind to her no matter what.

Hinode: So it's possible that..

Hinode: ...

Miki: What's wrong, Hinode-san?

Hinode: .. So, her brother thought that her classmates deserve to die for treating her like that, right?

Hinode: But what if he thought they deserve to die not only for bullying her, but also.. 

Hinode: .. For not being her friends?

Hinode: And since she killed him for "betraying her trust" in a way and doing something a friend wouldn't do..

Miki: .. She believes it's okay to hurt and even kill someone if they refuse to be friends with her?

Hinode: Possibly.

Hinode: And considering that she's been spending most of her time in her cell lately and writing something..

Hinode: .. Who knows what she's planning. 

Hinode: Now.. 

Hinode: Prisoner 003, Ishizu Shun.

Hinode: Well, this one has caused us a lot of trouble.

Hinode: He really didn't take being voted guilty well.

Hinode: Considering his memory problems, his memory loss is much worse compared to other guilty prisoners.

Hinode: Thanks to the way this machine works, we can also watch the recording of him getting his memory erased for the first time.

Miki: Do we.. really have to watch it?

Hinode: I found some of the things he said very interesting, Miki-san. We are the guards of this place, so we have to pay attention to everything the prisoners say.

Miki: .. You're right.

(the recording starts playing)

(Shun: .. W-where am I?

Shun: .. W-who are you two?!

Shun: T-this doesn't look like my-

Shun: Wait, what are these clothes?!

Hinode: It's okay, take a deep breath. You're fine.

Shun: I don't understand.. I don't understand!

Shun: W-where are they?

Shun: Where are Hina and Jouhei?

Shun: TELL ME RIGHT NOW!

Miki: Hinode-san!

Shun: I AM GOING TO BREAK ALL OF YOUR LIMBS IF YOU DON'T TELL ME WHERE YOU'RE HIDING THEM!

Shun: You just want to ruin my happiness, don't you? All of you.. All of you think I don't deserve to be loved, right?!

Shun: *starts sobbing* I JUST WANTED TO BE HAPPY!)

Hinode: I'm still grateful to you for saving me back there.

Hinode: I don't know if it's because I'm not that physically strong, but I really felt like Shun-san was going to kill me.

Miki: If something happened to you, we would have two injured guards to deal with. I didn't want that.

Hinode: Haha, understandable.

Hinode: So, I guess now we know his victims' names. 

Miki: There's something that bothers me about this.

Hinode: Really? What is it?

Miki: .. Why did he sound so worried about Hina-san's new boyfriend?

Miki: Actually, from what I remember, in the end of his second video, he was eating cake with both of them. And he looked happy and didn't mind Jouhei-san's company.

Miki: If he believed that Jouhei-san was a bad person who didn't deserve Hina-san, why would he want to spend time with him? Why would he worry about him?

Hinode: Maybe he actually liked them both, haha.

Miki: What was that?

Hinode: Never mind, that sounds stupid.

Hinode: It's just.. Shun-san likes both Kei-san and Eiko-san, right? And he also really wants to be loved..

Hinode: I feel like it wouldn't be out of character for him to be in love with both his "ex-girlfriend" and her new boyfriend even if he hated him at first.

Hinode: But that's just a theory~

Miki: .. Hinode-san, we're having a serious conversation here.

Hinode: Haha, sorry, sorry.

Hinode: Anyway, it took a while to make Shun-san go back to his cell and he actually tried to run away, believing that there must be some sort of exit.

Hinode: And when he actually did get his memories back..

Hinode: .. The first thing he did was attacking Kei-san right after he saw him eating with everyone.

Hinode: He really hated the fact that Kei-san got voted innocent while him and Eiko-san got voted guilty.

Hinode: .. He chose the wrong person to attack, however. Kei-san really did suffer from the consequences of being voted guilty in the past, but he can still fight back as long as he has a weapon.

Hinode: So, uh...

Hinode: M-maybe attacking Kei-san when he had something sharp in his hand wasn't the best idea.

Hinode: Oh well, at least they match now when it comes to eye injuries.

Hinode: Except Shun-san's eye is.. Uh..

Hinode: Pretty much gone-

Miki: Can we stop talking about it?

Hinode: Fine, fine.

Hinode: So, we can confidently say that Shun-san is one of the most dangerous prisoners right now. His relationship with Eiko-san is getting more and more weird too..

Hinode: He actually doesn't talk to anyone except Eiko-san now. He avoids Kei-san too, but every time he sees him, he looks angry and.. heartbroken, maybe?

Hinode: Looks like he really did like him.

Hinode: So, Prisoner 004, Chiba Naomi.

Hinode: Let's watch the recording first, since she got her memories taken too.

(the recording starts playing)

(Naomi: ...

Hinode: Okay, I think we're done.

Hinode: Naomi-san, how are you feeling?

Hinode: Naomi-san-

Naomi: .. M-mom?

Naomi: Mom, I'm sorry, I..

Naomi: *starts crying* I am so sorry.. for failing you..

Naomi: I just.. I don't know if I.. 

Naomi: I don't know if I want to-

Naomi: .. Huh?

Naomi: .. Who are you two?

Naomi: W-where am I? W-where is my mother?

Hinode: Calm down. Can you remember who you are?

Naomi: U-uh..

Naomi: M-my name is Chiba Naomi. I am 30 years old. I'm an elementary school teacher. I live in-

Hinode: Okay, it worked.)

Miki: The first thing she did when we took her memories was start crying for her mother..

Miki: I didn't know Chiba-san was so attached to her.

Hinode: I don't think she was attached to her in a good way though.

Hinode: The way she acted after losing her memories was very interesting.

Hinode: It's like.. At the same time she was more anxious, but she also was very friendly with all the youngest prisoners, even Asahi-san.

Hinode: Perhaps it's because she didn't remember what happened to her victim and how he treated her, since we took more memories from her than we did in Shun-san's case. 

Hinode: Maybe she used to see her victim in Asahi-san, but since she forgot about her crime, she started to like him more.

Hinode: But then she got her memories back and..

Hinode: .. The glass cat figure.

Hinode: She broke it and put the glass shards in Asahi-san's food when no one was looking.

Miki: ...

Hinode: Are you okay, Miki-san? 

Miki: My own little brother almost got killed, but sure, I'm okay.

Hinode: Got it, not okay at all, haha.

Hinode: Asahi-san was saved by Kei-san who noticed that something was wrong with the food and stopped him before he tried to eat it.

Hinode: I really didn't expect Kei-san out of all people to save him. You must be feeling very grateful to him.

Miki: .. I do, actually.

Miki: I did get him a strawberry milkshake as thanks later after that.

Hinode: This guy really made one prisoner lose an eye but saved another prisoner's life..

Hinode: Oh, by the way, let's talk about him now, shall we?

Hinode: Prisoner 005, Sanada Kei.

Hinode: His injuries are healing, thankfully, but I'm afraid there's not much we can do about his eye.

Hinode: Reina-san requested a new eyepatch for him, actually. A more.. uh, "cute" one, maybe?

Hinode: She really cares about him. At first she protected him from Yurika-san and now this..

Hinode: He got a new outfit and he feels much more comfortable in it now. 

Hinode: It's like he's back to "normal" but he's also more.. I'm not sure how to say it..

Hinode: It's like, now he has people he's actually close with and he sticks with them? 

Hinode: Though he is still very.. uh.. friendly with me, haha..

Miki: "I don't think Kei-san just wants to be friends with him.."

Hinode: But I think an innocent verdict really did have a good impact on him. He's still friends with Reina-san and he's now close with Asahi-san and some other prisoners as well.

Hinode: His relationship with them is much more healthy than whatever he had with Eiko-san and Shun-san.

Miki: .. I don't know if he will finally open up about his crime though.

Hinode: Well, Miki-san..

Hinode: Maybe he has a reason to be so afraid of talking about his crime.

Miki: Like what? And why do you think he's afraid of it and not just.. I don't know.. being mysterious, I guess?

Hinode: Well, let's think about it.

Hinode: Sanada Kei is a man who likes to be in control. When he sees someone he likes, he immediately tells them about it. He doesn't take no for an answer.

Hinode: .. But judging by how much he screamed during his punishment and how much pain it had caused him, he hates not being in control.

Hinode: He still has horrible scars on his back. He's shown crying and begging for help in his second viideo.

Hinode: Now, Miki-san, what is the worst thing that could ever happen to a man like that?

Miki: ...

Miki: .. I understand now.. I think.

Miki: L-let's talk about Yoshioka-san now.

Hinode: Okay.

Hinode: Prisoner 006, Yoshioka Eiko.

Hinode: Let's watch the recording first.

Hinode: Her behavior after the punishment was.. unexpected, to say the least.

(the recording starts playing)

(Eiko: ...

Eiko: T-takeru?..

Eiko: Where's Takeru?..

Eiko: H-have you two seen him?..

Eiko: Please, I just want him to reply.. Please..

Eiko: I don't know if he's even alive!

Eiko: And if he's alive..

Eiko: Why is he still.. ignoring me?..

Eiko: .. Maybe.. it actually would be better if he turned out to be dead.. haha..)

Hinode: After that she just started laughing and walked back to her cell. She didn't ask us anything about this place, she was too busy thinking about Takeru-san.

Hinode: We not only took memories of her crime, but some other memories as well, so she also didn't remember what Takeru-san did and why he stopped replying to her messages.

Hinode: I still wonder what exactly he did to make her kill him.. 

Hinode: I know, maybe it looks like Eiko-san is way too obsessed with him, but..

Hinode: To be honest, I can't help but feel like Takeru-san really wasn't the best partner for her.

Hinode: Well, whether it's her being too possessive or him being a manipulator.. 

Hinode: It's our job to find that out.

Hinode: Anyway, now Eiko-san is spending time only with Shun-san and doesn't talk to anyone else. 

Hinode: Interestingly, it doesn't feel like she only sees him as her "bodyguard" anymore. It's like..

Hinode: She really does feel like she can't trust anyone else here.

Hinode: She also seems to really hate Yurika-san judging by the way she glares at her now.

Miki: She attacked Eiji-san and Yoshioka-san likes him a lot, so..

Miki: I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out she's plotting something.

Hinode: Yeah, we have to be careful with her.

Hinode: Prisoner 007, Yano Asahi.

Hinode: This poor boy is somehow getting better and getting more traumatized at the same time.

Hinode: He almost got killed by a woman he trusted and who is the only person that can be seen as a mother figure here.

Hinode: And it's possible this woman will try to kill him again since Naomi-san really is.. not doing good right now.

Hinode: But at least now he has people who can protect him.

Hinode: He likes Kei-san a lot now and follows him everywhere. Kei-san doesn't mind and even plays along and acts as his older brother.

Hinode: He plays the same role for other two prisoners actually. 

Miki: ".. What is it with Kei-san being an actually good big brother for other prisoners, but not for his own little brother?"

Hinode: He's more open now and he smiles more often. Well, at least when Naomi-san isn't around. 

Hinode: He's also still a little afraid of Yurika-san for obvious reasons, but he's okay with her company as long as he's with Kei-san.

Hinode: He also gets along surprisingly well with Akio-san now.

Hinode: You must be happy to see your little brother making so many friends here.

Miki: Y-yeah..

Miki: "But I'm also tired of them trying to kill him over and over.."

Hinode: Prisoner 008, Maruyama Yurika.

Hinode: It was.. really hard to punish her properly.

Hinode: When she found out about what happened to Shun-san, Naomi-san and Eiko-san, she decided to fight back and threatened to kill Riku and your brother if we did anything to her.

Hinode: .. That didn't work however, since you've knocked her out instantly.

Hinode: You.. are really taking advantage of your status as a guard now, haha..

Miki: .. I know that she's capable of killing Marito. I couldn't just let her do that.

Hinode: You really care about your brother a lot-

Miki: Yes, unlike you.

Hinode: ...

Miki: I'm pretty sure she doesn't know that me and Marito are related though. So why did she-

Hinode: She probably chose him because she noticed how close you two are and because he's the youngest one here.

Hinode: A-anyway, let's watch the recording.

(The recording starts playing)

(Yurika: .. Hey.

Yurika: Where am I?

Yurika: Ugh, did I really get sent to prison or something?

Yurika: Uhh, wait, I was told that if something like this happens, I'll-

Yurika: ...

(sounds of Yurika standing up)

Yurika: You'll never take me alive, losers!

Yurika: Gh-

Yurika: W-what are you-

Miki: Seriously.. Maruyama-san, you're not actually that strong.

Miki: It's easy for you to attack the weak ones, like children and the injured prisoners..

Miki: But what about someone who's stronger than them and can actually put up a fight?

Yurika: ...

Miki: Now, sleep well.)

Hinode: We actually had to take more of her memories later, since she still continued to act.. unstable and she only got better when we took memories of her being "betrayed" by her parents.

Hinode: After that she started to act like a young woman who.. uh.. comes from a quite rich family-

Miki: And who never had to work to make a living.

Miki: It was kind of annoying, but at least she didn't try to kill everyone.

Hinode: It would be nice if we could just leave her like this, but we still need more information from her, so we had to give her her memories back. 

Hinode: She still likes to threaten everyone, but she doesn't actually do anything.

Hinode: It also seems that she's back to being friends with Reina-san.

Hinode: I wonder what made her have this sudden change of heart..

Hinode: .. Prisoner 009, Kuroki Riku.

Hinode: ...

Hinode: Let's watch the recording before I say anything.

(The recording starts playing)

(Riku: .. I hate him.

Riku: I hate him so much, I hate him so much, I hate him so much, I hate him so much..

Riku: I HATE HIM, I HATE HIM, I HATE HIM, I HATE HIM!

Riku: I am so done with this.. Why do I still have to spend time with him..

Riku: No.. 

Riku: Why can't I.. leave him already?

Riku: I hate him, right?.. So why can't I just tell him to leave me alone?..

Riku: I don't get it..

Riku: Huh.. I don't think I've seen this place before..

Riku: Well, it doesn't matter.

Riku: As long as he's not here, I'm fine with it.)

Hinode: .. He didn't even notice me.

Hinode: He didn't even notice his own brother, haha..

Hinode: Well, he does have some very strong feelings about Yue, so I shouldn't be surprised.

Miki: ...

Hinode: .. *sighs* I guess we still have to talk about.. that.

Hinode: Shortly after Riku got his memories back..

Hinode: .. He tried to kill or at least hurt himself by putting that hair dye he requested earlier into his tea.

Hinode: Thankfully, he was stopped by Akio-san, who noticed his drink looking strange and asked what was in it. 

Hinode: While Riku was trying to come up with an answer, Akio-san looked closer, remembered Riku's request and realized that it was black hair dye.

Hinode: Riku was mad at Akio-san at first, but now..

Hinode: They get along really well, actually. I rarely see Riku without Akio-san and vice versa.

Hinode: I think it's because deep inside..

Hinode: Riku actually wanted someone to stop him. Maybe he even wanted it to be Akio-san. 

Hinode: Maybe he wanted it to be him so that he could make sure Akio-san is not mad at him and has forgiven him.

Hinode: Riku seems to have become more social again and he spends a lot of time with Akio-san, Kei-san and some other prisoners.

Hinode: And now, finally..

Hinode: Prisoner 010, Himura Reina.

Hinode: She.. completely ignores us now.

Hinode: She said she doesn't care about our opinion anymore and she "has her own plans for this place", whatever that's supposed to mean.

Hinode: However, even though she's so cold now, she seems to have become quite popular among prisoners.

Hinode: She can be often seen with Kei-san, Yurika-san, Akio-san, Riku-san and Asahi-san.

Hinode: Aimi-san, Naomi-san, Shun-san and Eiko-san still avoid her though. I wonder why..

Miki: ...

Miki: I have a bad feeling about her becoming more popular.

Miki: And with these particular people too..

Hinode: Well, it's not like she can do anything to stop us or stop the trial from happening.

Hinode: Okay, that's the end of the report. We really should be more careful this time, now that we know what will happen to everyone after they receive their final verdicts.

Hinode: Are you ready, Miki-san?

Miki: .. I wonder what will happen to us after the third trial is over.

Hinode: W-well, they'll most likely just send us back home.. 

Hinode: Probably.

Miki: Also, where's Eiji-san?

Hinode: I've heard he will join us later, but I'm not sure when exactly. 

Miki: .. Okay.

Miki: *stands up* Let's go, then.

Miki: We can't let ourselves make a wrong choice this time.

Miki: .. Let the third trial begin.

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[ 𝙿𝚘𝚜𝚝-𝚃𝟹 𝚅𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝙳𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚊 #𝟶𝟸 ] 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚁𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝙴𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎'𝚜 𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚜 (𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝟷)

guys i was serious when i said that those vds are going to be long. so uh. get ready

Warning: detailed descriptions of everyone's murders.

???: ...

???: Huh..

???: "W-where.. am I?.."

???: "This place looks.. scary.."

???: Ah-

???: Oh, you're awake. Good, good..

???: How are you feeling? Does anything hurt?

???: "T-that's one pretty guy, haha.."

???: A-ah, no, no, I'm fine. Don't worry about me.

???: W-wait, actually, w-where are we?

???: A-and, um.. Who are.. you?

???: .. Ah, right, I forgot to introduce myself.

???: Kuroki Hinode. Nice to meet you. 

???: N-nice to meet you too..

???: A-ah, my name is-

Hinode: Don't worry. I already know.

???: Huh?..

???: H-hey, where the hell am I?

???: What is this place? God, it looks like-

Hinode: A prison? That's because it is one.

Hinode: Welcome to the Milgram prison. You two have been invited to watch the third trial end. 

Hinode: You two should be honored, it's a pretty big deal, haha.

???: .. Milgram.. prison?..

Hinode: Come on, we should hurry up. It's better if we don't keep the guys in charge waiting.

???: I-I'm not going anywhere with you-

Hinode: Eiji-san. Please, for your own safety, follow me.

Eiji: How do you know my name-

Hinode: I know you both very well.

(the door opens)

(sounds of footsteps)

???: W-whoa..

???: This is.. even scarier than I imagined..

Eiji: You mentioned the third trial, right?

Eiji: That means someone is going to get.. judged?

Hinode: Haha, yes. Of course, someone like you, Eiji-san, would understand how the trials work very well.

Eiji: ...

Hinode: These are your seats. Please sit down.

???: O-okay!..

(sounds of someone sitting down)

???: U-um, Kuroki-san-

Hinode: Just Hinode is fine.

???: O-okay, um..

???: Hinode-san.. who exactly are you?

???: Do you.. work here?

???: Ah, maybe you're going to be the judge?

Eiji: He certainly doesn't look the part.

Hinode: Haha, no, no, I'm not like that at all.

Hinode: .. I'm.. quite the opposite, actually.

???: Wh-

Hinode: Anyway, Miki-san, Eiji-san, are you prepared to see the ones who are going to be judged tonight?

Miki: "He really does know my name.."

Eiji: Huh? So that means it's a trial for multiple people?..

Hinode: Yeah, kind of.

Hinode: Except.. their verdicts are already known. 

Hinode: But they don't know what is going to happen to them. 

Hinode: I'm sure they're excited to find out, haha.

Hinode: Please, prepare yourselves. You might see some.. familiar faces.

(sounds of multiple doors opening and people's footsteps)

Hinode: All ten prisoners are ready to be judged. Please, have fun watching them.

Eiji: !..

Eiji: *stands up* I-is that-

Miki: .. T-this boy-

Hinode: I told you their faces might look familiar.

Eiji: .. How did he end up here?..

Eiji: O-of course he deserved to go to prison, but-

Miki: ...

Miki: (in a lower voice) What is my brother doing here, Hinode-san?

Hinode: I'm afraid my answer will take too long-

Miki: I'm not going anywhere.

Hinode: ...

Hinode: *sighs* Then I think you should hear it from someone else and not from me.

(sounds of screens turning on)

???: Hello, hello, everyone! I hope you're ready for the end of the Third Trial.

???: Don't you feel excited? I sure do.

???: Now, before we proceed. Right now, the prisoners aren't able to speak. They can still hear and understand everything very well. 

???: Just look at everyone's face expressions! I wish I was here to see them in person..

Miki: W-why can't they speak though-

???: We just made a few.. adjustments. Please, don't think about it too much.

???: We wouldn't want the prisoners to start crying and screaming while we discuss their verdicts, would we?

???: Of course, it would be a beautiful sight, but we have to keep this serious.

???: All of them will be able to talk after their verdicts are announced though. I wonder what they will say.. 

Eiji: Hold on. Who even are you?

Eiji: Are you, like.. The one in charge?

???: Me?...

???: Hm.. I guess you can call me..

???: The goddess of this place?..

Miki: ...

???: Does that ring a bell, Miki-chan?

Miki: .. P-please don't act so familiar with me.

???: Haha, sorry, sorry. You're just so cute!

???: Anyway, yeah, I guess you can see me as the one in charge of this place.

???: If you need a name to call me by..

???: My name is Miguro Rana.Please, just call me Rana.

Rana: Ah, take a look at the second screen. This is my assistant, Arisu.

Rana: He's a pretty boy, isn't he? A shy one though. He doesn't talk much.

Eiji: Why can we see his face, but we can't see yours?

Rana: Because I'm shy too! And who knows, what if I show you all my face and you all will instantly fall in love with me? That wouldn't be good at all!

Rana: Arisu, can you say something so that we know you're here with us right now and not in your silly inner world?

Arisu: ...

Arisu: I-it's a pleasure to finally see you all, everyone.

Akio: !..

Rana: Now, here's our plan for tonight. First, we're going to discuss everyone's crimes. I'm sure the guards have figured most of the stuff out, but there could be some details they don't know yet. Gotta make sure we're all on the same page, right?

Eiji: Guards?..

Rana: After we talk about each crime, the prisoner's verdict will be announced. The prisoner will be able to talk after they find out their verdict. We will also talk about what will happen to all prisoners as well.

Rana: As for the final part..

Rana: Hehe, well, you all just have to wait and see.

Rana: Now, Arisu, can you do me a favor and start with the first prisoner's crime? You had a chance to see him personally, so..

Arisu: *nods*

Arisu: Prisoner 001, Miyagawa Akio. 16 years old, a high school student.

Eiji: So it's that guy with brown hair.. Looks kind of boring.

Eiji: So all of them are criminals, huh? Even that one kid?

Miki: ...

Hinode: They're not just criminals. All of them are murderers. So they all committed the worst crime of all.

Eiji: Whoa.. 

Eiji: Heh.. They all deserve the worst punishment of all then-

Miki: Eiji-san, right?

Eiji: What do you want?

Miki: Please take back what you just said.

Eiji: Look, this is just my opinion. Also, don't you think that all murderers and criminals in general should rot-

Miki: My brother is not a murderer.

Eiji: W-what does that have to do with your brother?!

Miki: My brother is not a murderer, my brother is not a murderer, my brother is not-

Hinode: Calm down, Miki-san. I assure you, your brother will be fine.

Hinode: .. You really saved him.

Miki: W-what was that?

Arisu: His victim was Kitami Chise, his classmate. 

Arisu: Akio-san recently started attending an elite high school thanks to his parents' hard work. He immediately tried to impress his classmates and teachers with his intelligence and he was successful. He quickly started to become very popular. 

Arisu: And he also quickly became friends with his another classmate, Saito Arata, who also was the headmaster's son. 

Akio: ...

Arisu: Akio-san was very happy with his reputation until a new student showed up. That student was Chise-san.

Arisu: Chise-san started to become more and more popular which Akio-san did not like. Akio-san didn't understand why someone like Chise-san could be more loved and respected by his classmates, considering that he had not the best grades, wasn't the most intelligent student there and it overall seemed like he "didn't deserve to attend that school".

Arisu: Akio-san had no idea that Chise-san was loved because of his kindness and him wanting his classmates to stop being so hard on themselves and start taking care of themselves.

Arisu: Akio-san started to get tired of Chise-san's popularity and he did have thoughts about possibly killing him, but he wasn't sure about it at first. After a certain event, however, he finally decided that Chise-san deserved to die.

Arisu: Interestingly enough, he still didn't want to kill Chise-san in a brutal and painful way. Even though he was okay with torturing him.

Arisu: Akio-san decided on a murder method, which was supposed to be hanging.

Arisu: One day, Akio-san and Arata-san invited Chise-san to hang out with them after classes. He gladly agreed, thinking that they have finally accepted them as their friend.

Arisu: They all wanted to go to Arata's house and spend the night there since his parents weren't home and they could do whatever they wanted. 

Arisu: It was rather late when they arrived and then, Arata-san knocked Chise-san out and carried him to the basement where Chise-san would later die.

Arisu: When Chise-san finally woke up, he already had a rope tied around his neck. Not enough to strangle him, but just enough to let him know that he's not going to make it out alive.

Arisu: Akio-san started to torture him by asking him all kinds of questions, making fun of Chise-san's "low intelligence" and said that they'll kill him if he keeps getting the questions wrong.

Arisu: When Chise-san failed too many times, Akio-san ordered Arata-san to move the stool Chise-san was standing on.

Arisu: Arata-san did exactly that, but then, something went horribly wrong. 

Arisu: Chise-san's neck was supposed to break. It didn't.

Arisu: Chise-san died of strangulation. He tried to get the rope off his neck, but it didn't work. 

Arisu: He was supposed to die instantly, but.. some time definitely passed before he finally died.

Arisu: Akio-san was in charge of the planning meanwhile Arata-san was in charge of the execution.

Arisu: That means, Arata-san was the one responsible for killing Chise-san in the wrong way.

Arisu: However, Akio-san was the one who came up with the murder in the first place. Arata-san was definitely the one who encouraged it, but Akio-san was brought here because if it wasn't for him acting up on his thoughts, Chise-san would most likely still be alive.

Rana: Though honestly, with a guy like Arata around, I can't imagine Chise's life being that long. 

Arisu: Ahem.

Arisu: Miyagawa Akio-san's verdict combination is..

Arisu: Guilty, Innocent, Innocent. 

Arisu: According to this Milgram's verdict system, he will be able to come back home safely with all his memories intact while other people forget about his crime and his victim's existence.

Arisu: Congratulations, Akio-san. You may speak now.

Akio: ...

(sound of Akio falling on his knees)

Akio: H-how did they..

Akio: How did they.. know.. 

Akio: *crying* How did they know.. all of this..

Akio: .. I-I have a question.

Arisu: What is it, Akio-san?

Akio: .. Will.. my accomplice also.. forget about my crime?

Arisu: Yes. Even though he was involved, he is not the Milgram prisoner. 

Arisu: He will not remember anything about the murder you two committed and he will not remember Chise-san ever existing.

Akio: ...

Akio: Haha..

Akio: .. How will I be able to look him in the eyes after that..

Eiji: .. That guy is literally evil.

Eiji: Doing all that just because his classmate was more popular than him?

Eiji: Those guards are way too nice. They forgave him twice, when I wouldn't be able to forgive him even once.

Hinode: ...

Miki: W-well, at least it looks like he feels guilty about it. Who knows, maybe he will change.

Miki: ".. Why is that pink-haired girl looking at me like that?"

Rana: Now, let's talk about the second prisoner, shall we?

Rana: Arisu, would you like to tell us about her crime as well? I promise, I'll be the one who talks about the next two prisoners.

Arisu: .. Of course.

Arisu: Prisoner 002, Hanasaki Aimi-san. 16 years old, a high school student.

Eiji: Another high school student?! What's wrong with kids these days..

Miki: You don't look that old yourself, Eiji-san.

Eiji: I-I'm still older than them though. I was supposed to go to college this year..

Eiji: .. W-what stopped me from going to college?..

Eiji: Why can't I remember-

Arisu: Her victim was Hanasaki Misao, her older brother, and she was also related to the deaths of her classmates.

Miki: "S-she killed both her brother AND her classmates??"

Arisu: Hanasaki Aimi-san comes from quite a rich family. She was used to getting whatever she wanted, so when she wasn't able to make friends at her new school, she felt.. confused.

Arisu: She continued to try to make her classmates like her. She bought them gifts, she was as kind to them as she could be, but she still couldn't buy their friendship. 

Arisu: Aimi-san.. wasn't happy about it at all.

Arisu: And one day, Aimi-san snapped. 

Arisu: She started acting more rude, she started breaking down in front of her classmates, she started to blame them for everything, she tried everything to make them feel bad for her and force them to become her friends.

Arisu: Her classmates.. did not like it. 

Arisu: At first they were scared, but then they started to fight back. Some of the things they did were valid and understandable, but some of the things they did were.. a bit too cruel.

Arisu: We're not here to decide if Aimi-san really was a victim of bullying or she was just being too.. dramatic.

Arisu: But Aimi-san's older brother, Misao-san, certainly did see her as a victim of bullying.

Arisu: Misao-san was tired of Aimi-san's classmates treating her this way. He was so tired that he thought it would be better if they all just died.

Arisu: So he decided to take care of them. Just like a good older brother would.

Arisu: Aimi-san's family owned a popular amusement park. Lately some of the rides there started to behave in a strange way and they definitely needed to be fixed.

Arisu: Aimi-san's parents, however, refused to solve this problem. 

Rana: Even though they were so rich, they still didn't want to close the park even for a short period of time..

Rana: Heh, I feel like they treated their kids the same way. Seriously, why couldn't they send both of them to therapy?

Arisu: Misao-san knew about it and he paid the workers so that they continued to act like everything was fine. Then he told Aimi-san about his plan and.. she agreed. 

Arisu: Aimi-san did not like her brother, but she also did not like her classmates. And if she had to choose, she would prefer to get rid of her classmates first.

Arisu: Aimi-san invited her classmates to that park and they agreed, forgetting about how much they hated Aimi-san and how scared they were of her. 

Arisu: Aimi-san also made sure to tell them that the rides that weren't working properly were the most fun ones.

Arisu: .. Aimi-san's classmates died on those rides.

Arisu: Some of them fell off, some of them got crushed, some of them lived longer than the others, but eventually ended up dying due to blood loss.

Arisu: It was.. a tragedy. 

Arisu: After all of them died, Misao-san went to comfort his sister who found her classmates' corpses too scary to look at, and at first she accepted the hug..

Arisu: But then she stabbed him with a knife Misao-san gave her to protect herself or kill some of the classmates herself if she wanted to.

Arisu: After that, Aimi-san left Misao-san to bleed out. She was able to leave the park in the middle of the chaos.

Rana: That girl must've been completely covered in blood after all of this.. How was she able to just walk around like that?

Arisu: Hanasaki Aimi-san's verdict combination is..

Arisu: Innocent, Innocent, Guilty. 

Arisu: According to this Milgram's verdict system, she will be punished either physically or psychologically and she will be sent back home after that. She will not get any help or treatment.

Arisu: Congratulations, Aimi-san. You may speak now.

Miki: "H-her expression was completely emotionless the whole time.. She just kept staring at me.."

Aimi: ...

Aimi: Will I.. get punished after everyone's verdicts get revealed?

Arisu: Correct.

Aimi: .. I-I see. That's good, haha..

Aimi: .. Is it okay if I spend some time with the prisoners before my punishment?

Aimi: I-I know that I will miss them a lot when I go home, so I just-

Arisu: No.

Aimi: ...

Aimi: .. The fuck you mean by that?

Arisu: You are not allowed to spend time with the prisoners after everyone's verdicts get revealed. You will be punished right after we're done with all the prisoners.

Aimi: ...

Aimi: N-no..

Aimi: B-but I thought-

Aimi: .. I HATE YOU!

Aimi: I HATE YOU, I HATE YOU, AND MOST OF ALL, I HATE YOU, MIKI!

Miki: M-me?!

Aimi: DON'T ACT LIKE YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME!

Miki: BUT I LITERALLY DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU!

Aimi: ...

Aimi: .. H-haha..

Akio: .. What were you planning, Hanasaki?

Aimi: Huh?

Akio: Admit it, you didn't just want to hang out with us because we're friends or something like that.

Akio: What did you want from us?

Aimi: .. I thought..

Aimi: .. M-maybe it'd be possible for us to.. 

Aimi: Watch our videos together.. somehow..

Aimi: Like maybe the people in charge would allow us..

Aimi: A-and I hoped that watching our murders happen right in front of our eyes would..

Aimi: Drive us all.. to the point of-

Aimi: Ahaha...

Aimi: Come on, wouldn't it be better if we all just died-

(sound of Aimi getting slapped)

Akio: .. You're insane.

Akio: How would that even work?! Did you even think about the possibility of us not being able to watch our videos?!

Akio: A-and why did you even want us all to die?..

Aimi: ...

Aimi:Because you refused to be friends with me.

Aimi: You all either ignored me or felt sorry for me, but you haven't even tried to actually become friends with me.

Aimi: .. Except you, Akio-kun.

Aimi: Akio-kun.. you still like me, right?

Akio: L-leave me alone.

Akio: Don't even.. look at me.

Akio: You stopped talking to me right after I started to get better.

Akio: You're.. disgusting.

Aimi: ...

Rana: Oh no, what a sad little breakup.

Rana: Anyway, time for me to talk about these prisoners' horrible, horrible sins! Yay!

Eiji: .. How old is this "goddess", by the way?

Miki: "Why did that girl know my name?.."

Miki: ".. Hinode-san is very quiet right now.."

Miki: "I wonder if he knows more than he's letting on-"

Rana: Okayyy, so who's the next one?

Rana: Oh, right, right, that guy. 

Rana: Prisoner 003, Ishizu Shun. 24 years old, a fast food worker.

Rana: Hmm, where do I even start? This guy has been kinda weird since the very beginning.

Rana: So, Shun had only one victim.. Well, that's what the guards thought at first.

Rana: But reality was more complicated than that. Though honestly, I actually think it makes more sense than him just having only one victim.

Rana: Shun's victims were Inaba Hina, his so-called "ex-girlfriend" and Egawa Jouhei, her "new boyfriend".

Rana: Shun always dreamed of having a girlfriend, but he knew that most women would never be interested in him. And honestly, maybe he'd be fine with it at least for some time. At least he has dating sims, right?

Rana: Well, his parents had a different opinion.

Rana: Shun got into a really bad argument with his parents one day and they said that he should "find someone already". They wanted Shun to have a family, they wanted grandchildren already since they knew that their own child is a failure, so maybe at least his children will be good enough for them?

Rana: Shun, who was already so sick and tired of his parents, panicked and.. decided to lie.

Rana: He lied and said that he already has a girlfriend. Well.. more like "had".

Rana: His parents told them to "get her back" so that they could believe him. Shun had to act quick.

Rana: Shun's memory started to get worse and worse with every single day and it was already bad, so him having to lie to his parents and all the stress just completely.. ruined it. Shun was getting closer and closer to becoming a shell of his former self-

Rana: Ah.. well, maybe he never had his own "self" to begin with. Maybe a new "self" started to form instead.

Rana: And then, one night he got another call from his mother and he got so angry that he just threw his phone on the ground and he was about to go home, but then..

Rana: Hina picked up his phone and gave it to him.

Rana: Shun became obsessed with Hina. He needed to know everything about her. He needed to know everything about the only person who treated him like a normal human being, even if it was a basic act of kindness and nothing more.

Rana: To Hina, that act of kindness was something she'd forget tomorrow. To Shun, that act of kindness was basically Hina confessing her love for him.

Rana: Shun found more information about her. He found out her name, age, occupation, even the names of family members. To do that, he had to do what he turned out to be surprisingly good at, which was lying. 

Rana: Shun lied and pretended to be Hina's ex-boyfriend who just returned to this town and wanted to see her again. 

Rana: People liked him a lot when he acted like that. They trusted him enough to tell her everything about Hina, having no idea that they were telling all that to a random person who just happened to be very interested in Hina.

Rana: No wonder Shun eventually started to believe he really was Hina's ex-boyfriend.

Rana: I mean, people trusted him so much and for some reason Hina didn't talk to him anymore even though she helped him that night..

Rana: But aside from all Hina's personal info, he also found out something he did not like at all.

Rana: .. Hina started dating someone new.

Rana: That someone was Egawa Jouhei, a guy who acted cold and rude on the outside, but actually genuinely cared about Hina and even though they argued a lot, they really did love each other.

Rana: Of course, Shun couldn't just let that guy treat Hina like that, even if they weren't dating anymore!

Rana: So eventually, Shun decided that the only way he can protect Hina is by simply.. eliminating his rival.

Rana: Shun stole Hina's phone while he was stalking her and texted Jouhei and lied again and claimed to be Hina herself this time. He said that Hina went to visit a friend and asked him to go to that friend's apartment building to get her.

Rana: That friend's apartment building was the same building where Shun lived.

Rana: Shun was getting ready to meet his rival in person, but he was so focused on Jouhei that he forgot one thing. 

Rana: Hina actually could go to that building because her grandma lived there. And while she had no friends living there, she could go to visit her grandma.

Rana: And Shun just turned out to be particularly unlucky that day because Hina actually did go to that building and his lie turned out to be partially true. Who knows, maybe if he remembered that Hina was supposed to come there, he would've ended up only with one victim. So much stalking and trying to get to know her better and for what?

Rana: Shun.. well, he had a breakdown.

Rana: He started to beg Hina to come back to him and he promised that he will treat her better than Jouhei.

Rana: And Hina reacted like a normal person. She didn't recognize him and got scared.

Rana: And again, Shun had to act quick. He knocked Jouhei out, and while Hina was too terrified to speak, he forced her to walk into his apartment. 

Rana: He knew he shouldn't waste any of his time, so he went to the kitchen, grabbed a knife and stabbed Jouhei while he was unconscious. He also still tried to convince Hina that they really used to be a couple, but when Shun realized that Hina really does not know him..

Rana: He stabbed her with the same knife in a state of pure rage and despair.

Rana: That apartment building wasn't.. the best place. Most of the people who lived there either came back there only closer to nighttime or were just as weird as Shun.

Rana: Or, they were as old as Hina's grandma and their hearing wasn't that good.

Rana: So even if Hina did scream, nobody either heard it or cared enough to check what was going on.

Rana: And after Shun was done.. 

Rana: He did not get rid of the bodies. He was not in a mental state to care about it. If he got rid of them, he'd probably lose his mind completely, if he hasn't already.

Rana: And he also knew that most of the people there wouldn't care about it as well. If they did notice anything, like the smell, he could just come up with a lie.

Rana: Since again, it turned out that he's actually very good at telling those.

Rana: Wow, that was a long one! I wonder if the guards were able to figure all of this stuff out. I have a feeling his videos made his crime look a bit different.

Rana: Ishizu Shun's verdict combination is..

Rana: Innocent, Guilty, Guilty.

Rana: According to this Milgram's verdict system, he will be able to come back to the outside world safely, but him being a murderer will become known to everyone and it will be up to the outside world to judge him.

Rana: Yay, yay, congrats, Shun, you're going home! You can speak now, by the way!

Shun: ...

Shun: .. Ehehe..

Shun: I have.. the same verdict combination.. as Eiko-san..

Shun: Ehehe.. It's like we're matching..

Eiji: "Eiko-san"? Who the hell is that? His new girlfriend or something?

Eiji: Oh, that blonde girl just gave me a weird look. 

Miki: "Do we.. no, it can't be.."

Miki: "D-do these prisoners know who we are?.."

Miki: "I-if that's the case.. How do they know us?"

Miki: "If that woman looked at Eiji-san after he mentioned "Eiko-san", then.."

Miki: "Maybe that woman is Eiko-san?.."

Shun: Hey, Eiko-san, does that mean we'll be going home together? I'm so happy!..

Shun: We'll get married right after that, right? I-I don't care if people will find out about our crimes, I just want to be with you! I want to spend the rest of my life with you! 

Shun: A-and then we'll have kids and my parents will finally leave me alone, haha..

Shun: Eiko-san?.. Why are you so quiet?..

Shun: Haha, come on, you don't have to act so shy with me-

Arisu: Shun-san, Eiko-san is currently not able to speak. Her verdict hasn't been announced yet.

Shun: W-who cares about what will happen to us when we leave this place! Everyone here already knows their verdicts, that guard told us everything!

Shun: I want to hear Eiko-san's voice again. Please, can I hear her voice again?..

Arisu: Your verdicts have consequences and you have the right to know about those consequences-

Shun: I DON'T CARE ABOUT THOSE CONSEQUENCES, JUST GIVE EIKO-SAN BACK TO ME!

Shun: .. Eiko-san..

Shun: .. Why are you still looking at that guy?..

Shun: Come on, I'm right here. I'm so much better than him, right?

Eiko: ...

Shun: ...

Shun: .. Why is it always the mean guys?..

Shun: I-I actually try to be nice to women, u-unlike Jouhei a-and..

Shun: W-what was that guard's name?..

Shun: E-Eiji-

Eiji: !

Eiji: Did he just-

Miki: .. Hinode-san, do these prisoners know us?

Hinode: ...

Miki: Hinode-san, please answer me-

Rana: Okayyyy, time for the fourth prisoner's crime! Man, this lady is a cruel one.

Rana: Prisoner 004, Chiba Naomi. 30 years old, an elementary school teacher.

Rana: *gasps* Even elementary school teachers can kill?! Don't tell me she killed her own student-

Rana: Oh, right, that's exactly what happened. 

Rana: Her victim was Akasaki Tao, her own student. He was only 10 years old.

Rana: Naomi is a weird woman. She's 30 years old, but she still feels like a kid who needs to do everything she can to make her parents happy.

Rana: Her mother in particular.

Rana: Her murder is a simple one, so talking about it won't take much time. 

Rana: Tao was a very mean kid. He treated everyone horribly, both his classmates and his teachers. He especially hated Naomi..

Rana: Well, at least he acted like it.

Rana: And Naomi just couldn't take it, because Tao liked to say things that she hated to hear because she knew that Tao was right. Tao never hesitated to call her out. He knew just how much Naomi doesn't want to be hated and that Naomi's intentions weren't always the best and sometimes she was kind to her students just because it felt nice to be admired by someone.

Rana: Sure, it probably doesn't sound that serious, but this kept happening almost every single day. No wonder it ended up driving Naomi insane.

Rana: One evening, Naomi was about to leave school and her mother decided to pay her a visit. She did that quite often, to check up on Naomi's mental state. She actually didn't trust Naomi that much and she was sure she will end up hurting at least one of her students one day. And.. she turned out to be right all along.

Rana: They had another argument and that one was particularly bad and Naomi couldn't even reply to her mother anymore and she just walked to her car and tried to leave as soon as she could. It also started raining.

Rana: It kept raining and it was starting to get harder for Naomi to drive and she couldn't see the road that well.

Rana: And then, she saw a silhouette. That silhouette was Tao, who was on the way home, but he actually wasn't in that much of a hurry because he wanted to make his parents worry about him more.

Rana: And even though Naomi did see a silhouette right in front of her and it seemed kind of familiar.. She just kept going.

Rana: It's hard to say if she did it on purpose or it was an accident. Her brain was not working properly at all when it happened.

Rana: When it did happen, Naomi walked out of the car for a moment, saw that it was Tao, noticed that there wasn't anyone else around and then.. simply went right back into the car and left.

Rana: She just couldn't do anything at that moment. She couldn't force herself to care about him.

Rana: Which is a shame. Who knows, maybe he didn't actually die instantly and he still could be saved-

Arisu: I want to ask you not to lie when discussing the prisoners' murders.

Arisu: Tao-san did, in fact, die instantly when Naomi-san ran him over. She could not do anything about it. 

Arisu: Please, don't say such things just to make prisoners feel even more guilty.

Arisu: Or.. make their situations sound more ambiguous.

Rana: Haha, sorry, sorry, Arisu, I won't do it anymore.

Rana: I just.. wanted to make this more fun, that's all.

Rana: Anyway, after that, not many people felt sorry for Tao, especially his classmates who were bullied by him and hated the way he treated Naomi.

Rana: His parents also turned out to be abusive and they tried to frame everything as if it was Tao's fault and that he was just not careful enough. 

Rana: And to make Naomi's situation worse, his parents themselves talked to her because she was his teacher and because he actually liked her a lot, and they let her read his diary to learn more about him.

Rana: And this is how Naomi found out that the child she hated so much actually admired her and they also had so much in common.

Rana: Chiba Naomi's verdict combination is...

Rana: Innocent, Guilty, Guilty.

Rana: According to this Milgram's verdict system, she will be able to come back to the outside world safely, but her being a murderer will become known to everyone and it will be up to the outside world to judge her.

Rana: Congrats, Naomi! You can speak now.

Naomi: ...

Eiji: This woman.. killed a child? And she's a teacher too?

Eiji: Just how bad are their murders going to get?..

Eiji: Though considering that the next prisoner is.. him..

Eiji: I have a feeling it's just going to get worse.

Miki: ".. I hope this woman stayed away from Marito this whole time."

Rana: Come on, Naomi, don't you have anything to say? Aren't you excited to go back home?

Naomi: ...

Naomi: .. Everyone knows I'm the one who killed him anyway.

Naomi: I won't get punished for it because my parents won't allow it.

Naomi: .. Haha..

Naomi: .. Don't worry. I'll make sure I'll still get punished in the end.

Naomi: I accept the guards' judgement. They were just doing their job.

Miki: Hold on, what is she going to do-

Rana: Anyway, Arisu, wanna talk about the next pair of prisoners? These two are sure interesting.

Arisu: As you wish.

Arisu: Prisoner 005, Sanada Kei. 25 years old, a photographer.

Eiji: ...

Kei: ...

Miki: Eiji-san, does that man look familiar to you?

Eiji: .. Why do you care?

Miki: Well, one of those prisoners is my little brother, so I thought that maybe you and me have the same.. problem.

Miki: I'm sure you must be very worried about your-

Eiji: Again, why do you care? 

Eiji: This is none of your business. Leave me alone. And stop assuming things, it's not like I'm your friend or something.

Miki: ...

Miki: I-I understand. Sorry.

Arisu: Sanada Kei is one of the most unique cases here. He was already involved in some definitely not legal activities before his actual murder happened, but we want to remind everyone here that Kei-san was brought to Milgram because of his murder and not what he did before. 

Arisu: His victims were Takagi Rinka, Inagaki Norika, Hatano Mioka, Nagayama Sayaka and Mizuno Kae, all women in their twenties.

Arisu: However, those "not legal activities" Kei-san was involved in are very important if you want to understand his crime better, so I think I should mention them. 

Arisu: Kei-san worked for his father's friend, who made Kei-san take photos of people who went through all kinds of torture. The photos were later sold to people who might have interest in them for one reason or another.

Arisu: Some of those people were criminals as well, meanwhile some of those people simply.. took pleasure in seeing the results of those acts.

Arisu: Kei-san did not accept this job because of financial problems, but rather because he was genuinely interested in it and he enjoyed it more than his own employer.

Arisu: But that wasn't the only secret Kei-san had to keep.

Arisu: His other secret was his relationship with Mikazuki Ruka, a 21 year old unemployed man he.. kind of kidnapped.

Arisu: The "kidnapping" was consensual, and Ruka-san actually wanted Kei-san to keep him locked up, and even when Kei-san tortured him in various ways, he went along with it.

Arisu: The nature of their relationship was ambiguous, but Kei-san believed that he was truly in love with Ruka-san, and..

Arisu: Even though Kei-san had a feeling that his friends won't approve their relationship, he still wanted to introduce Ruka-san to them.

Arisu: That.. did not go well.

Arisu: Kei-san's friends were shocked, disgusted, angry.. The only reason why police wasn't involved was because Kei-san threatened them not to tell anyone else about it. 

Arisu: After that, Kei-san completely stopped talking to his friend group and tried to focus on Ruka-san and his work. He still had a strong fear that something could happen to Ruka-san while he was away though.

Arisu: Kei-san tried to convince himself that his friends reacted like that because they had something against him dating a man, but even Ruka-san himself knew and tried to explain to Kei-san that his sexuality wasn't the problem, but rather the fact that Kei-san didn't bother to cover up any signs of torture that Ruka-san went through.

Arisu: Kei-san didn't want to admit it, and he wanted to believe that his way of showing love was "perfect" and that he wasn't "weird" or "scary".

Arisu: Shortly after that, Kei-san came up with a "revenge plan" and decided to invite his friends' girlfriends to his house. He knew that those women were always more interested in him rather than his friends, and he knew that they will gladly come to pay him a visit.

Arisu: Obviously, he wasn't planning to let them get out of this alive.

Arisu: Everything went fine at first, but eventually, one of the five women found out about one of Kei-san's secrets, which was his other job. Kei-san rarely had guests, so he never tried that hard to hide the photos he had saved from his job. 

Arisu: Naturally, one of the women was able to find the photos and.. her reaction was easy to predict.

Arisu: All women panicked when they saw the photos, and they thought that Kei-san will do something similar to them, and.. They weren't exactly wrong.

Arisu: They knew that they had to protect themselves, so they suddenly attacked Kei-san, who still didn't know that they found the photos, and tried to do something, anything, to make sure he couldn't hurt them or even touch them in any way.

Arisu: .. It escalated very quickly, and soon enough, their attempts at self-defense turned into something Kei-san initially planned to do to them: torture.

Arisu: Some of the women wanted Kei-san to "feel the pain his victims had to go through", some of them believed that he deserved it and that it was true justice, meanwhile some of them just enjoyed seeing Kei-san in this state.

Arisu: One of the women, Kae-san, didn't approve it though, but she didn't do anything to stop them and simply watched. It's hard to say if she was simply afraid or she secretly enjoyed it as well.

Arisu: At some point, Kei-san couldn't take it anymore, but he didn't know what he could do to stop them. He wasn't that physically strong, and they definitely outnumbered him.

Arisu: .. And that's when Ruka-san finally came out of the room he was hiding in and went to check up on Kei-san. And the women saw him.

Arisu: They were too shocked to do anything, so Kei-san immediately took advantage of their reaction. 

Arisu: His first victim was Norika-san, who he stabbed repeatedly with a knife she tortured him with. 

Arisu: After that, the women started to run away, and he noticed how slow Sayaka-san was compared to all the others and she wasn't able to leave the room as fast as them, so he smothered her with a pillow that was lying on the floor.

Arisu: Kei-san was bleeding, and he was in a terrible condition, but he still decided to chase after the others and Ruka-san helped him out. 

Arisu: Ruka-san was the one who gave him the rope Kei-san was able to choke Rinka-san with, and he also was the one who broke a mirror in one of the rooms, so that Kei-san could use the shards to leave many cuts on Mioka-san's body and leave her to bleed out.

Arisu: Finally, together they locked Kae-san up in a bathroom and she got drowned in a bathtub that was already full when they got there, most likely because Ruka-san was the one who prepared it. She didn't resist.

Arisu: All of Kei-san's friends' girlfriends were killed in one single night. They didn't tell their boyfriends where they were going for obvious reasons, so even if they suspected Kei-san, they needed real evidence to prove that he was behind the disappearances.

Arisu: Sanada Kei's verdict combination is..

Arisu: Guilty, Innocent, Guilty.

Arisu: According to this Milgram's verdict system, he will be able to come back to the outside world safely, but-

Arisu: .. Ah. My apologies. I forgot that Kei-san is a special case in more ways than one.

Arisu: According to this Milgram's verdict system, he should..

Arisu: Become the executioner.

Eiji: Wh-

Arisu: Congratulations, Kei-san. You may speak now.

Kei: .. Hey, what was that just now?

Kei: B-become the executioner?.. What does that mean?

Arisu: The.. ahem, the Goddess of this Milgram thinks you are the most fitting prisoner for this job.

Rana: Yup, that's right! I don't wanna let Kei leave, he's way too fun! 

Rana: Like, you don't care about the others at all. You killed so many women in just one night. Your only "true love" was a guy you tortured every single day. 

Rana: All prisoners here suck, but I feel like you just weren't made for the outside world. 

Rana: You were made for Milgram.

Rana: You will be the one in charge of punishing the prisoners who got certain verdict combinations and.. 

Rana: Who knows, maybe you'll punish a guard or two as well.

Miki: "A guard or two?.."

Miki: Wait, but what did the guards do-

Eiji: NO!

Eiji: You know you can't do that, right? This-

Eiji: He's literally a murderer! Why are you letting him be the one in charge of punishing others?!

Eiji: If you need anyone, you can just ask me-

Rana: We already kinda did that, Eiji. It didn't work as planned.

Eiji: .. Huh?

Kei: .. Haha..

Eiji: .. Kei..

Eiji: You're not going to accept this job, right? Like, you're going to go back to the outside world and you're going to accept your punishment, right?

Eiji: KEI, LOOK AT ME!

Kei: .. I don't know, Eiji.

Kei: I love Ruka, I really do. I would do anything to see him again.

Kei: And I really do like my job.. Both of them, of course, haha.

Kei: And I don't want to hurt the other prisoners in any way, since honestly, some of them have become.. really important to me, no matter what that girl said about me "not caring about the others" or whatever.

Kei: .. But also, I don't wanna get punished again.

Kei: You know what being tortured by those girls felt like? It sucked. 

Eiji: Of course I know, do you think I forgot everything you did to me-

Kei: I really thought I was going to die that night, haha. Ruka really saved me back there.

Kei: So, Eiji..

Kei: This is an offer a disgusting criminal and a dirty coward like me could never refuse. 

Kei: And if you're one of the guards I have to punish..

Kei: Haha, don't worry, I'll take very good care of you.

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[ 𝙿𝚛𝚎-𝚃𝟹 𝚅𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝙳𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚊 #𝟶𝟷 ] 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝙷𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚍𝚎

yay yay the verdict system reveal is here!

hopefully it all makes sense and is not too confusing... also please keep the ending of this voice drama in mind for the future :)

(the door opens)

Hinode: We're here.

Miki: S-sorry for being late!..

Hinode and Miki: ...

Hinode: Huh.. Maybe he's hiding somewhere?

Miki: W-why did he ask us to come anyway?

Hinode: Who knows. *sits down*  The third trial is going to start soon, so it's most likely related to that.

Miki: ".. The third trial.."

Hinode: Is something wrong, Miki-san?

Miki: .. It's just..

Miki: I can't believe we've come so far.

Hinode: Yeah.. You're so strong, you know that? I've joined you all very recently, but you've been here since the very beginning.

Miki: .. Eiji-san is very strong too. 

Miki: I hope he comes back soon.

Hinode: .. A-ah, right.

Jackalope: What, are you sad that such a pretty girl is ignoring your compliments?

Hinode: Ah, here you are.

Jackalope: Hm? No screaming this time?

Hinode: Well, I'm kinda used to your company and your sudden appearances, so..

Hinode: The only downside is that I have to try really hard not to sneeze because of my allergies, haha..

Miki: ...

Jackalope: Hey, Guard 002, is everything okay?

Miki: .. I don't think you're actually worried about me, so let's just get started, okay?

Jackalope: .. You've really changed, huh?

Miki: Please, just tell us why you've called us here-

Miki: .. I forgot your name.

Jackalope: *sighs* Fine, let's just get into it.

Jackalope: So. The third trial.

Hinode: (to Miki) Told you it's gonna be about that.

Jackalope: By the way, how has everyone been doing lately? I'm especially curious about the guilty prisoners, considering their punishments-

Miki: I'm sure you know everything already.

Miki: Innocent prisoners have started to feel better, thankfully, but the guilty prisoners..

Miki: Well, w-we had another suicide attempt and a lot of murder attempts as well..

Hinode: Honestly, I'm worried about some innocent prisoners too. They have been acting.. a bit suspicious lately.

Jackalope: Yeah, you all have a lot of work to do.

Jackalope: So, the reason why I have called you two here..

Jackalope: .. Do you already know how you're going to vote everyone this time?

Hinode and Miki: Huh?

Miki: Well.. We have to watch their videos first, right? That's how it's always been..

Hinode: Is it possible that this time our decisions will be especially important since it's the last trial?

Jackalope: All of your decisions are equally important, but I don't think you two realize that.

Jackalope: You don't know what is going to happen to the prisoners after this, right?

Miki: ...

Hinode: So, how exactly this trial's voting will go? Is there anything we have to know beforehand?

Jackalope: Well, first of all, you all have to know how Milgram's voting system works.

Jackalope: The prisoners have to go through three trials. They will be voted either guilty or innocent after each trial ends. 

Jackalope: Every single verdict matters. 

Jackalope: The prisoner's fate depends on the "combination" of verdicts they got.

Miki: !

Hinode: A combination?..

Jackalope: Let's go through all of the possible combinations, shall we?

Jackalope: Let's start with the best one!.. For the prisoner, that is.

Jackalope: What if a prisoner is so lucky that they end up getting not one, not two, but three innocent verdicts?

Jackalope: Well, first of all, they get to return home safely, so that's already good.. again, for them.

Jackalope: But wait, there's more! The prisoner also loses all memories of their murder and the same goes for everyone who was either related to that murder or heard about it.

Miki: Loses.. memories?

Jackalope: What, are you surprised? Come on, you have no right to say anything about this after punishing the guilty prisoners.

Jackalope: But yes, the prisoner and everyone around them forget about the murder completely! And not just about the murder, they forget that the victim even existed!

Jackalope: So yeah, all of their problems just get solved magically and they get to continue living their life peacefully.

Jackalope: Obviously, they won't remember anything about Milgram as well.

Jackalope: Now, let's see who has a chance to get three innocent verdicts..

Jackalope: Right now, Prisoner 002, Hanasaki Aimi, Prisoner 007, Yano Asahi, and Prisoner 010, Himura Reina, have two innocent verdicts.

Jackalope: So, do you think they deserve to live such a happy life?

Miki: "I'm not sure about Aimi-chan.. But maybe it really would be better for Himura-san to just forget about everything."

Miki: ".. I definitely want Marito to live a life like that."

Jackalope: There's also.. another thing that can happen to the prisoner that gets three innocent verdicts.. 

Jackalope: But we're not gonna talk about that. Basically, it's supposed to be a reward for them, haha.

Hinode: Hold on, what kind of reward-

Jackalope: Anyway, but what if the prisoner got only two innocent verdicts? Well, the order of those verdicts matters a lot.

Jackalope: For example..

Jackalope: If the prisoner got two innocent verdicts after the first or second trial and also got an innocent verdict after the third trial, they will be able to go back home and everyone around them will forget about the murder and the victim!..

Jackalope: .. But they won't.

Jackalope: The prisoner will still remember everything perfectly. They will remember their life in Milgram too.

Hinode: I see.. So it's like a punishment for them still getting a guilty verdict once?

Jackalope: Correct. It may sound good at first, like sure, nobody remembers about your murder except you, but..

Jackalope: .. If you still feel bad about it, well. Sorry about that.

Jackalope: Right now, Prisoner 001, Miyagawa Akio, Prisoner 003, Ishizu Shun, Prisoner 004, Chiba Naomi, Prisoner 005, Sanada Kei, Prisoner 006, Yoshioka Eiko, and Prisoner 009, Kuroki Riku, have a chance to go back home while still having memories of their murder, but otherwise being safe.

Jackalope: All of them have been voted innocent once, but also have been voted guilty once as well. Whether or not they get forgiven this time is your choice to make.

Miki: .. Hinode-san, do you think your brother should-

Hinode: .. I don't know. 

Hinode: Actually, maybe it would be better for him to just forget about his victim entirely.

Hinode: But that's not possible, considering his verdicts, haha..

Jackalope: Well, but what if you discover something truly horrible about that prisoner?

Jackalope: What if you thought someone this nice doesn't deserve to be in a place like Milgram, but then you watched their video and found out that they've done something disgusting and immoral?

Jackalope: This happens all the time here, trust me.

Jackalope: So, the prisoner who got two innocent verdicts after the first two trials, but got voted guilty in the end will be able to go back home..

Jackalope: Except they will get punished right before that and any wounds they got because of it won't be treated. Psychological damage also counts.

Miki: .. W-what?

Hinode: I'm sorry, but how is that supposed to work?

Jackalope: Well, for example, the prisoner may lose their arm or get shot, but we will still send them home.. except they will most likely bleed out on the way and when they get to finally see their family again, they will already be dead.

Hinode: By the way, how exactly the prisoners are going to be sent home? Do they just get teleported or-

Jackalope: Right now I'm supposed to tell you about the verdict system. Nothing else. 

Jackalope: The prisoners are the same: Hanasaki Aimi, Yano Asahi and Himura Reina have two innocent verdicts, but you can still vote one, two, or all of them guilty, if you so desire.

Jackalope: I wonder who's going to end up not so lucky this time..

Jackalope: And now, the worst option out of them all.. again, for prisoners.

Jackalope: Three guilty verdicts.. means death penalty. Simple as that.

Miki: D-death penalty?!

Jackalope: Come on, you thought everyone is going to make it out alive?

Hinode: But.. How exactly are they going to be executed?

Jackalope: I'm just going to say that it's going to depend on their crime and how they acted while staying in Milgram.

Jackalope: Right now-

Jackalope: *sighs* Well, we have only this loser. 

Jackalope: Prisoner 008, Maruyama Yurika. She got voted guilty twice.

Jackalope: She's cute, but.. She's been causing way too much trouble. 

Jackalope: So I won't judge you if you decide to vote her guilty again this time.

Miki: ".. Do I.. really want Maruyama-san to die?"

Jackalope: But what if our dear prisoner actually got lucky in the end?

Jackalope: What if they got voted guilty twice, but after the third trial, their sins finally were forgiven?

Jackalope: Well, they'll still have to stay in Milgram for some time. Three days, to be more exact.

Jackalope: And after that, they will be allowed to go home.. Unless..

Jackalope: .. If they do something that will leave us no other choice but to punish them again, they will get executed.

Jackalope: We shouldn't feel bad for them if they can't behave even for three days.

Jackalope: Oh, and obviously, they will still remember everything when they come back home. And so will the people around them.

Jackalope: They will still be a murderer. They will still be seen as one. They will still be punished as one, if they get caught.

Jackalope: .. This is the kind of fate that awaits Maruyama Yurika if you decide to forgive her.

Miki: "I wish I could forgive Maruyama-san, but.."

Miki: "After everything that happened, will she really be able to "behave"?"

Miki: "And also, if she just continues to do her job, she will most likely continue killing people as well."

Miki: ".. I guess I would forgive her if she did it only for the money, but.."

Miki: "I don't think that's the case."

Jackalope: So, what will happen to the prisoners who got voted guilty after the first or second trial and after the third trial, but still have one innocent verdict?

Jackalope: They will go home, sure. However..

Jackalope: When they come back, literally everyone will know they are a murderer.

Jackalope: So they will have no choice but to either let the outside world judge them or try to start a new life as a different person somehow.

Hinode: But.. How will everyone know that they were the one who did it? 

Hinode: And what if most people already knew about it, but still didn't do anything to stop them?

Jackalope: You really think we can't just tell the authorities about them? 

Hinode: But what if they won't believe you?

Jackalope: They will.

Jackalope: Right now, we have a lot of prisoners with at least one guilty verdict.

Jackalope: So, if Prisoner 001, Miyagawa Akio, Prisoner 003, Ishizu Shun, Prisoner 004, Chiba Naomi, Prisoner 005, Sanada Kei, Prisoner 006, Yoshioka Eiko and Prisoner 009, Kuroki Riku, get voted guilty this time..

Jackalope: This is what awaits them.

Miki: "Considering some of the crimes, I'm sure some prisoners would either get imprisoned for life.."

Miki: ".. or get a death penalty, just not in Milgram."

Jackalope: And.. Oh, I think that's all the combinations, actually.

Jackalope: So.. "All Innocent", "Trial 1 or Trial 2 Innocent and Trial 3 Innocent, but still one Guilty", "Trial 1 and Trial 2 Innocent and Trial 3 Guilty", "All Guilty", "Trial 1 and Trial 2 Guilty and Trial 3 Innocent", and "Trial 1 or Trial 2 Guilty and Trial 3 Guilty, but still one Innocent".

Jackalope: Choose wisely.. or don't. It's up to you.

Hinode and Miki: ...

Jackalope: Well, if you don't have any questions, I will be leaving-

Miki: Wait!

Miki: Will Eiji-san join us this time? Is he okay?

Jackalope: Ah, that guy..

Jackalope: Yes, he will. It's just that he won't interrogate the prisoners in person.

Jackalope: It's like him and Hinode have switched places, haha.

Miki: Thank God..

Jackalope: By the way, he already knows about the verdict system.

Miki: Huh?

Jackalope: I've told him earlier. I had to listen to him ramble about how his brother deserves to be executed in the most brutal way possible..

Jackalope: And to be honest, I'd love to see Prisoner 005's execution. I'm sure it would be a fun one..

Jackalope: Except that will never happen because he still got one innocent verdict. 

Jackalope: By the way, Miki..

Jackalope: .. Eiji wasn't happy to hear that you voted his brother innocent while he wasn't able to participate.

Miki:!

Hinode: Miki-san, are you okay?..

Miki: .. I..  

Miki: I forgot about that..

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???: So, what did they think about the verdict system?

Jackalope: Well, they weren't exactly happy about it, but I'm sure they'll figure everything out.

???: I can't wait to see how the things will go when that guy returns.

???: But isn't his arm okay now? I'm sure he can interrogate them in person now.

Jackalope: Well, they can still touch him. 

Jackalope: And also.. It was Eiji's decision.

???: .. Interesting.

???: .. So he wants to show everyone how strong he is, but he's still too scared to even talk to them in person.

???: Haha.. Man, he really is pathetic.

Jackalope: He's still a murderer though, remember that.

???: Of course I remember. 

???: Seriously, the fact that we went and made murderers judge other murderers.. 

???: They even have all their memories intact. They know well that they are murderers, but they are still happy to judge people who are just like them.

???: Most likely because it makes them feel in control. It makes them feel like they're better than them. 

???: Sure, they are criminals, but they got this job. Not anyone else.

???: That must mean something, right?..

???: .. Haha. Well, let them enjoy this feeling while they can.

???: In the end, they will be judged as well.

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[ 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚝-𝚝𝟹 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚊 #𝟶𝟸 ] 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎'𝚜 𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚜 (𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝟸)

Warning: detailed descriptions of everyone's murders.

Rana: Okayyyy! Kei, just wait until we're done with all the verdicts and then you'll get to do your job.

Kei: Hm.. If I have to punish certain prisoners..

Kei: Does that mean I'll have to punish Aimi as well?

Rana: Nope, I'll take care of her.

Rana: You know, Aimi.. You're a very cute girl, but..

Rana:That idea of yours was quite stupid.

Rana: You really thought making everyone watch their videos would give you the result you wanted?

Rana: *laughs* Well, I'm going to be honest with you. You actually were kinda right.

Aimi: !

Aimi: D-does that mean-

Rana: Yep. If you guys got to watch your videos, your brains simply wouldn't be able to handle it and.. I dunno, your heads would just explode, I guess.

Miki: "What videos are they talking about?.."

Aimi: T-then-

Rana: No, they still aren't allowed to watch them. Honestly, the fact that you came up with all of that..

Rana: Makes me a bit mad.

Rana: Like hey, why did you think you'd be allowed to watch your videos? Why did you think that we'll be so kind that we'll let you watch all of them with everyone?

Rana: Please, get those thoughts out of your head. They're not doing you any good.

Aimi: .. Why did you mention my idea anyway? 

Aimi: You were talking about my punishment. How is my plan related to all that?

Rana: Hehe. You'll see.

Arisu: .. Is it okay for me to start talking about Yoshioka Eiko-san's murder now?

Rana: Oh, right, right! Sorry about that, Arisu. Please go ahead.

Eiko: ...

Arisu: Prisoner 006, Yoshioka Eiko. 23 years old, a university student and a part-time model.

Arisu: Her victim was Gatou Takeru, her boyfriend.. 

Arisu: Or, I guess "ex-boyfriend" would be more accurate.

Arisu: Eiko-san and Takeru-san met online and they realized just how much they have in common, though Eiko-san herself believes that Takeru-san was actually lying about his interests, hoping that it will help him to become closer with Eiko-san.

Arisu: They did end up falling in love with each other, however, Takeru-san quickly realized that Eiko-san was.. more affectionate than he thought she would be.

Arisu: He wanted to break up with her, but he felt too afraid, and he was also convinced that Eiko-san wouldn't take it well and that she will even try to hurt him in some way if he decides to put an end to their relationship.

Arisu: And that's why Takeru-san came up with.. a very unique plan.

Arisu: He decided to fake his own death just so that he won't have to actually break up with Eiko-san while still making her leave him alone.

Rana: *laughs*

Arisu: ...

Rana: Sorry, sorry.. This is so funny. Men would rather fake their own death than actually talk about their feelings.

Arisu: .. May I continue?

Rana: Oh, yeah, yeah, go on.

Arisu: Takeru-san stopped using his main account and started using his private one more instead and asked his friends to make it look like something tragic happened to him and he ended up seriously injured or simply dead. 

Arisu: Eiko-san was shocked when she saw that Takeru-san completely abandoned his account because he was the kind of person who was obsessed with social media, and she didn't know any information about him that could help her find out what happened. 

Arisu: When Eiko-san finally was able to contact his friends, she almost ended up believing his lies, but one of them couldn't take it anymore and gave her the access to Takeru-san's private account which showed that he was still using social media very often and he didn't go anywhere.

Arisu: And when Eiko-san realized what actually happened.. She was very.. very angry about it.

Arisu: Eiko-san searched for more information about Takeru-san and eventually, she was able to find his full name and address. She found his house and when Takeru-san opened the door, he saw his ex-girlfriend who was there definitely not because she wanted to reconcile and because she missed him.

Arisu: Takeru-san begged Eiko-san for forgiveness and he knew that Eiko-san came here to end his life. When he realized that no matter how hard he tries, she will still kill him in the end, he revealed what he actually thought about all of this and said that he didn't think his lie would affect her so badly and that "it wasn't even a big deal". 

Rana: Wow, what a piece of-

Arisu: In a fit of rage, Eiko-san used the "equipment" she brought to kill Takeru-san in a very brutal fashion: by dismembering him. She believed that it was the most fitting murder method for him and that he fully deserved it.

Rana: Woah, she sounds like a woman you just can't mess with! Unless being killed by her sounds fun to you.

Arisu: After she was done, Eiko-san felt very overwhelmed and she ended up losing consciousness. When she woke up, she was already at her house and she received a message from her mother that implied Eiko-san's parents cleaned up after her and brought her there.

Arisu: Eiko-san never knew what her parents do for a living, but she had a feeling that it wasn't something legal, so she wasn't surprised.

Rana: Man, her parents are so nice! 

Rana: It'd be a shame if something happened to them.

Eiko: !

Rana: Arisu, hurry up with the verdicts, I think this girl has a lot to say.

Arisu: Yoshioka Eiko's verdict combination is..

Arisu: Innocent, Guilty, Guilty.

Arisu: According to this Milgram's verdict system, she should be able to come back home safely, but her being a murderer will become known to everyone and it will be up to the outside world to judge her.

Arisu: Congratulations, Eiko-san. You may speak now.

Eiko: *breathing heavily*

Shun: E-eiko-san?.. A-are you okay-

Eiko: .. Are my parents working for you two?

Shun: Eiko-san, I-I don't think you should just ask-

Rana: Sure were.

Eiko: .. Were?

Rana: Hehe.

Eiko: .. Tell me everything. Now.

Rana: Or what? Are you going to try to dismember a goddess?

Arisu: Eiko-san, allow me to explain.

Arisu: Your parents started to work for us very recently and they were supposed to help us out with these three trials specifically. If everything went according to plan, they would be allowed to continue working here.

Rana: They even went as far as sacrificing their own children just to prove their loyalty to us! 

Eiko: !

Arisu: .. T-they did.

Eiko: .. You didn't have to make Naruha a guard. He was only 14. 

Arisu: We had no choice. Your brother wasn't a murderer, but you were. Of course we'd have to make you a prisoner and him-

Rana: Hey, just to remind you, our guards are-

Arisu: Please, do not interrupt me.

Rana: Ooh, scary. 

Eiko: .. What happened to my parents?

Arisu: They realized that what they've done was a mistake and tried to come up with a way to save you. 

Arisu: They.. I guess they wanted to rebel against us.

Arisu: As for the consequences.. 

Arisu: My sincerest apologies, Eiko-san.

Eiko: ...

Eiko: When did it happen?

Arisu:After the second trial.

Eiko: ...

Rana: *laughs* How are you feeling, Eiko? Your parents literally got killed while you were too busy worrying about your crush's broken arm!

Shun: B-but I never got my arm broken-

Rana: Oh, and about your brother being one of the guards and killing himself just so that he doesn't have to judge you, of course.

Eiko: .. Haha..

Eiji: "Now that I think about it, my arm does feel a bit.. weird."

Eiji: ".. Must be a coincidence."

Eiko: .. I see.

Eiko: Well, guess I have no choice but to accept any punishment the outside world will decide is best for me, haha.

Eiko: I do wish Eiji-kun was the one who punished me instead though..

Shun: .. Eiko-san, c-can you not talk about Eiji-san right now?

Eiko: Shun, your girlfriend just found out her parents are dead. Can you not act like your clingy and jealous self right now?

Eiko: .. And if Naruha is also dead.. Then that means..

Eiko: Ahaha.. I don't..

Eiko: I-I don't have anyone else.. left..

Shun: ...

Shun: .. Do you want a hug?

Eiko: .. That would be nice.

Miki: "So if I understood correctly, this prisoner's little brother died?.."

Miki: "And her parents too.."

Miki: ".. I feel bad for her. Maybe we could get along."

Miki:"Wait, the prisoner standing next to her is-"

Miki: !

Rana: Well that was sad. Anyway, time for me to talk about the next pair!

Rana: Prisoner 007, Yano Asahi! 

Miki: "What did she just call him?!"

Miki: U-um, s-sorry, but I think this prisoner's name is actually-

Rana: Ugh, can you just let me do my job? Please?

Miki: B-but I know this prisoner! H-he's my-

Miki: "He's looking right at me! He still remembers me!"

Miki: "Haha.. I'm just so glad that he's still alive.."

Miki: "I will get you out of here, Marito. I'm sure you've never committed any crime-"

Rana: Anyway. 11 years old, an elementary school student.

Rana: Oh, his story is so, so sad!

Rana: Little Asahi over here actually comes from a very toxic and abusive household. 

Rana: His biological parents named him Andou Marito.. Well, his biological father never actually bothered to call him by his name and his biological mother died shortly after giving birth to him.

Rana: So his lovely older sister was the only one who actually called him by this name. Just to let him know that he was still worth something. That he deserved to have a name even though his existence itself killed his own mother.

Miki: "Don't.. Don't say that.."

Miki: "Honestly, I'm grateful that Marito's birth.. killed her.."

Miki: "Ahaha... Our life would be so much worse if she was still around-"

Rana: His older sister was strong enough to handle all of their father's abuse, but Asahi didn't want to go through that for who knows how long.

Rana: So when both siblings were out on a walk one day, Asahi waited for his sister to get distracted and.. he ran away.

Miki: ".. H-he didn't wait."

Miki: "H-he couldn't.. I-it was my fault, I should've paid more attention-"

Rana: Pretty selfish of him, isn't it? They could try to run away together, but he decided to do it alone. Did he want his sister to continue going through that abuse?

Miki: .. Shut up.

Rana: So when Asahi-

Miki: I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP!

Miki: YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM!

Miki: I'm literally his sister, I should be the one talking about his past, not you-

Rana: Then go on. Please, tell us the truth about Asahi's murder.

Miki: Huh?...

Miki:M-murder?..

Rana: But you can't. Because you don't remember anything.

Rana: Too bad. I'm sure you telling us his story would be so interesting.

Rana: Come on, Miki. Don't you want to protect your brother? Don't you want to defend his honor?

Miki: .. H-he can't be a murderer. 

Miki: Even if he is.. I would forgive him as many times as I had to.

Miki: So please-

(sounds of Hinode standing up)

Hinode: .. I would like to tell everyone the story of Marito-san's murder.

Miki: !

Rana: Ooh, interesting. 

Miki: B-but how do you know-

Hinode: Miki-san. I think both you and Eiji-san already know that I know more than you two.

Miki: ...

Eiji: I knew that he's suspicious-

Miki: .. If you really know something.. Please, protect him for me.

Hinode:I will protect him just like his older sister would, even though I don't have nearly as much love in my heart as you do.

(sounds of Hinode's footsteps)

Hinode: I will keep it short. Marito-san was adopted by Yano Satsuki-san and her husband, though "adopted" is not exactly the correct word.

Hinode: Satsuki-san wasn't able to have a child of her own, so I'm assuming she wanted Marito-san to.. fill the void inside of her.

Hinode: She gave him a new name and started treating him like her own son, however, even though Satsuki-san's intentions were pure, she didn't know how to take care of children and what children need from their parents.

Hinode: And the most important thing that children need is obviously love. And Satsuki-san wasn't able to show it in a way that Marito-san wanted her to.

Hinode: Marito-san couldn't take it anymore and got angry at her. After that, Satsuki-san started saying strange things which scared Marito-san and made him think that Satsuki-san will try to get rid of him, since she started saying that adopting him was a bad idea and that she will never be a good mother.

Hinode: Marito-san knew that Satsuki-san had quite a lot of health problems and he also knew that she was allergic. Deathly allergic.

Hinode: I don't know all the details, but Marito-san was able to secretly add something she was allergic to into her food. Satsuki-san ate it and.. 

Hinode: .. This is the truth, Miki-san. This is what actually happened. 

Miki: ...

(sounds of Miki falling on the floor and sobbing)

Eiji: H-hey! Come on, he's your brother, but-

Hinode: .. Please, announce his verdict.

Rana: Thanks for doing my job, I guess, but seriously, this was so boring! 

Rana: You had to make it more emotional! More interesting! More fun!

Hinode: Trials aren't supposed to be fun.

Rana: They are. At least in this place.

Rana: Anyway. Yano Asahi's verdict combination is..

Miki: "Please, please, if those guards voted him guilty at least once-"

Rana: Innocent, Innocent, Innocent.

Rana: According to the verdict system, he should be able to come back home safely and everyone will forget about his crime and his victim's existence, including him. 

Rana: He will also get a special reward.

Rana: Congrats, Asahi! You can speak to your lovely older sister now.

Asahi: MIKI-NEE!

Miki: .. M.. Marito..

Asahi: LET ME GO! I NEED TO TALK TO HER!

Rana: Can't do that. Not until the trial is officially over.

Asahi: MIKI-NEE, I WANT TO GO HOME! I WANT TO GO HOME WITH YOU!

Miki: W-we will! We will get out of here and we will go home a-and-

Eiji: But what about.. the reward?

Rana: Hehe, we will announce it later, after we're done with everyone.

Rana: I'm surprised that this kid got so many innocent verdicts though..

Rana: The guards must really care about him a lot..

Rana: Or they just didn't want to make a certain guard sad.

Hinode: ...

Eiji: ...

Rana: Now, the next prisoner!

Rana: Prisoner 008, Maruyama Yurika. 21 years old, a maid cafe worker and a university student.

Yurika: ...

Rana: Oh, she's one of the interesting ones, that's for sure! 

Rana: And the guards have been so cruel to her.. So mean..

Eiji: .. When will we meet the guards, by the way?

Eiji: I mean.. They have to be somewhere around here, right?

Rana: ...

Rana: Ah, so you still don't understand..

Rana: Well, it's okay. I'm sure you will soon.

Eiji: Can you stop talking in riddles for one second-

Rana: So, Yurika ended up in quite a horrible situation. Yurika grew up in a pretty rich and successful family, which resulted in her becoming.. a bit spoiled.

Rana: Her parents got sick of her being so dependent on them and decided that it was time for her to do something on her own and basically kicked her out, forcing her to grow up as fast as she possibly could.

Rana: Some time passed and Yurika was able to find at least some kind of job, even if it meant simply working at a maid cafe. Oh, if her parents saw that, they wouldn't shut up about how she needs to find a more "serious" job..

Rana: Even though Yurika was always so passionate about anime, manga and anything associated with it, that job was nothing but torture and dealing with customers sometimes could be.. hard.

Rana: But she was okay with going through all that! Because now she had someone who could always protect her..

Rana: Kanasawa Takame was the woman who owned the cafe and she was always there to help Yurika with anything she had trouble with. 

Rana: And Yurika became very, very dependent on her.

Rana: One could say she got a little crush on her own boss, hehe.

Rana: But simply working there obviously didn't give her enough money to live on her own while also attending university.

Rana: So Yurika secretly had another job..

Rana: There was a reason why Takame owned a maid cafe in the first place. She used it to hide her other job and she offered one to Yurika as well..

Rana: And that job involved organ harvesting.

Rana: And they often used the customers' organs too.

Rana: Yurika found the job gross and scary.. But she was okay with it as long as that meant she could earn more money and more of Takame's attention.

Rana: But some people from her university got a bit curious about Yurika's job.. Or jobs.

Rana: Yurika was a criminal even before her murder, it's true, but she was usually just Takame's assistant and nothing more. As for her actual murder..

Rana: Her victims were Amari Karin and Amari Rion. Two siblings that wanted to know more about what Yurika did for a living.

Rana: Well, Karin was the one who was curious about it, meanwhile Rion was just there to support her and make sure Karin didn't end up in danger. Too bad Rion was the one who got killed first..

Rana: Both siblings were ready to do anything that could help them learn more about Yurika, including stalking.

Rana: And of course, eventually, Yurika snapped and decided to fight back.

Rana: When the siblings found out about her real job, they were shocked. Karin couldn't understand how Yurika could do something like that "just for money"..

Rana: And this was the last drop for Yurika.

Rana: At first, she simply knocked them out and then called Takame for help. When Takame got there, she calmed Yurika down and told her that she did the right thing and that they should get what they deserve.

Rana: "They wanted to know more about your job, right? How about they see you in action then?" 

Yurika: !

Rana: Karin and Rion both got killed that night. Hopefully someone found a good way to use their organs, haha.

Rana: Anyway. Maruyama Yurika's verdict combination is..

Rana: Guilty, Guilty, Guilty.

Rana: According to this Milgram's verdict system, she should receive a death penalty. 

Rana: Congrats, Yurika! What do you think about your verdict-

Yurika: MIKI, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!

Miki: "S-she knows my-"

Yurika: YOU'RE OUR SAVIOR, HUH?! IS THIS YOUR IDEA OF SAVING PEOPLE?!

Yurika: OR I'M JUST SO EVIL THAT I DON'T DESERVE TO BE SAVED BY YOU?!

Yurika: I JUST WANTED TO LIVE! I JUST WANTED TO GO BACK TO MY NORMAL, PEACEFUL LIFE! I JUST WANTED TO SURVIVE!

Yurika: IF YOU WERE IN THE SAME SITUATION, YOU WOULD ALSO-

Yurika: ...

Rana: Okay, you're a bit too loud. I think we should turn your voice off again.

Eiji: How can they just.. take their ability to speak?..

Eiji: This is not a normal prison, I know, but just..

Eiji: How can a place like this even exist?..

Miki: .. You're smiling, Eiji-san.

Eiji: Huh? W-well, of course I'm smiling, that means this is a place where all criminals get what they-

Miki: I don't think Maruyama-san deserved to die. 

Miki: Whoever did that to her.. is very cruel.

Asahi: M-Miki-nee..

Rana: Since Yurika is going to be executed, of course, Kei will be the one to take care of it. 

Rana: You still have some time to get ready, Kei.

Kei: Haha, sure..

Yurika: !

Kei: Yurika, I know what you're trying to say.

Kei: Both of us helped Reina with her plan. We were basically a team for some time.

Kei: I know I should feel sorry for you, and I do, but..

Kei: If you were in the same situation, you would also-

Rana: Arisu, do you want to talk about the next pair?

Arisu: .. If that means both the prisoners and the victims will get the respect they deserve, then sure.

Rana: Hmm? What was that? You're saying our prisoners deserve to be respected?

Rana: You're so silly.. Even innocent prisoners don't deserve any respect-

Arisu: Prisoner 009, Kuroki Riku. 17 years old, a high school student.

Hinode: ...

Riku: ...

Arisu: His victim was Shiozaki Yue, his childhood friend.

Arisu: Riku-san and Yue-san's relationship wasn't healthy for them from the very start. Riku-san never actually wanted to be friends with him and instead was forced to by his and Yue-san's parents who wanted Yue-san to have at least one friend since unfortunately, nobody was interested in even simply talking to him.

Arisu: Riku-san agreed, having no idea that there was a good reason why Yue-san had not the best reputation among other children.

Arisu: As the years went by, their friendship started to become more and more destructive for both of them. Riku-san was able to become popular at his school, make more friends, create a music group, he even dated someone at some point.

Arisu: But Yue-san was always alone. 

Arisu: Riku-san's mental health started to get worse because of family-related problems, because no matter how popular he was, it was never enough for him, and.. because of Yue-san.

Arisu: Yue-san was very dependent on Riku-san and hoped that Riku-san will "fix" him in some way. According to Riku-san himself, it felt like Yue-san saw him as a "therapist" and not a friend.

Arisu: Yue-san also encouraged Riku-san's unhealthy coping mechanisms and was actually the one who inspired him to cope with his issues in those ways.

Arisu: Yue-san wanted to die, just like Riku-san did, but he said that he will die only with Riku-san by his side. 

Arisu: .. Riku-san had a different idea in mind.

Arisu: Riku-san always knew that he was the popular one while Yue-san was always forgotten and ignored. So he decided to use his reputation to make people hate Yue-san and bully him to the point of driving him to suicide.

Arisu: Everything was according to plan, and then, Riku-san left a note for Yue-san, saying that he wants to end his life as well, and that he will be waiting for him at the school rooftop.

Arisu: Riku-san really was there, but he wasn't alone. His friends and bandmates were there as well.

Arisu: And instead of ending his life with Yue-san by his side, Riku-san and his friends told Yue-san to jump off the rooftop.

Rana: So cruel!.. Is this what kids are like these days??

Rana: Also, wait, wouldn't there be a fence or something to make it harder for Yue to jump off?

Rana: Ah, I shouldn't think too much about it.. As long as it's fun, it doesn't matter how believable the crime is!

Arisu: Yue-san didn't mind the bullying. Maybe he actually knew that it was Riku-san's idea all along. 

Arisu: He even agreed to jump off, however..

Arisu: He still intended to keep his promise. He still was okay with dying, but only with Riku-san by his side. 

Arisu: Yue-san even threatened Riku-san with a boxcutter, saying that he was going to stab Riku-san if he didn't jump with him, which meant that Riku-san would die either way.

Arisu: Yue-san hugged Riku-san and he was about to fall down with him, but Riku-san's friends saved him, making Yue-san fall in the process.

Arisu: Most students knew that Riku-san was somehow related to Yue-san's death, but because of how bad the victim's reputation was, they.. 

Arisu: They decided to turn a blind eye.

Rana: Again, these kids are so cruel.. Well, that's just what highschoolers are like, I guess.

Arisu: Kuroki Riku's verdict combination is..

Arisu: Innocent, Guilty, Guilty.

Arisu: According to this Milgram's verdict system, he should be able to come back home safely, but him being a murderer will become known to everyone and it will be up to the outside world to judge him.

Arisu: .. Riku-san, you may speak now.

Rana: Huh? No "congratulations" this time?

Riku: ...

Riku: Miki..

Miki: !

Riku: You don't.. remember anything, do you?

Miki: W-what do you mean?..

Riku: .. Heh. Just like I thought.

Riku: It was so weird to watch everyone try to speak to you or Eiji, even though Reina's plan was successful.

Riku: I guess they just thought that your memories will come back or something.

Miki: Reina's plan?..

Riku: You don't have to think about it too much. 

Riku: Just.. 

Riku: .. I don't know. I don't know what I'm supposed to say.

Riku: Almost all of my classmates knew about it, but they didn't care.. But now everyone is going to know..

Riku: .. I don't wanna know what my Mom and Dad are going to say, haha. God, Mom is going to be devastated.

Riku: .. Maybe I can just put an end to it before it even starts-

Akio: Don't.

Riku: Huh?

Akio: What, are you thinking about killing yourself the moment you come back home?

Riku: .. What other options do you want to suggest?

Riku: And no, I don't wanna hear anything like "keep on living" from someone like you.

Riku: .. We're more similar than I thought we were.

Akio: I'll find you.

Riku: Wh-

Akio: I don't even know where you live, I wouldn't be surprised if you lived far away from me, but..

Akio: I-I'm sure I will hear about your murder on the news. At least one person will mention it. I'll hear about it somewhere.

Akio: My murder will still be kept a secret, and nobody will even remember my victim..

Akio: S-so when I hear about your murder, I'm sure I will also find out where you live, a-and I'll go there and find you.

Akio: I don't care how long it will take. M-maybe I'll ask my parents to come with me, I don't know, I'll tell them that I want to come and see a friend I met online or something like that.

Riku: .. What are you even saying-

Akio: I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO DIE BECAUSE OF ME EVER AGAIN!

Riku: !

Akio: If I.. If I knew that my plan won't work.. O-or if I knew that Arata wanted Chise to die slowly and painfully from the start..

Akio: ...

Akio: A-also.. The king has to take care of his servants, right?

Riku: ...

Riku: You.. Y-you really are stupid..

Aimi: ...

Miki: "If all of these prisoners know me.. and Eiji-san.."

Miki: "And me and Eiji-san don't have certain memories.."

Miki: "Does that mean-"

Rana: Finally, we're getting closer to the end! Ahh, I can't wait to see all the punishments..

Rana: Though I wish there were more, of course..

Arisu: .. Prisoner 010, Himura Reina. 20 years old, unemployed.

Reina: ...

Arisu: Reina-san had.. a difficult relationship with her family. She didn't want to spend time with them or see them at all, so she preferred to spend most of her time outside, participating in all kinds of activities, and most of them weren't exactly legal.

Arisu: However, Reina-san did always try her best not to injure anyone seriously or actually kill them. She also rarely did anything herself and most of the time she was giving orders.

Arisu: Her younger brother, and also her victim, Himura Neiro-san, who was only 15 years old, found out about his sister's actions and he refused to believe that she either enjoyed it or came up with everything herself. He believed that it was Reina-san's friends' fault and he didn't want to accept that Reina-san could be guilty as well.

Arisu: Neiro-san wanted to talk to Reina-san's friends about it and ask them to "leave his sister alone". He went to them when it was very late and it was very dark outside as well, which was.. not a good decision.

Rana: Haha, I guess being so rebellious runs in the family. 

Miki: ".. I can guess what happened next."

Arisu: Neiro-san was very naive and he really thought that his sister's friends will listen to him, but first of all, they didn't even recognize him as Reina-san's brother since they've never seen him before. They didn't take him seriously at all and they all just laughed at him and told him to leave.

Arisu: Neiro-san didn't give up and he tried to attack them himself, which was a bad idea, since considering his age and his build, he was too weak to actually hurt them, and.. he was too weak to defend himself as well.

Arisu: Reina-san's friends only wanted to scare him away at first, but when he attacked them, they decided they had enough and.. 

Eiji: .. Did they really just beat the kid up?

Eiji: This.. this is insane.

Miki: .. I didn't think someone's age would matter to you that much, Eiji-san.

Eiji: Huh? What does that mean?

Eiji: W-well.. Why would they just.. do that?

Eiji: .. A-all criminals are sick. It would be nice if I could just kill them all somehow, haha..

Miki: Wouldn't that make you a criminal though?

Eiji: People like that don't deserve to live. I would be doing this world a favor if I got rid of them.

Eiji: .. Why is he the one who's allowed to do that and not me?..

Arisu: .. W-when Reina-san came back, she saw her brother's corpse on the ground. One of her friends pushed him too hard, making him accidentally hit his head against the wall.

Arisu: .. They claimed that he died instantly, but it wasn't true. They just failed to get help in time. I'm sorry, Reina-san.

Reina: !..

Eiji: W-what the hell..

Eiji: Did they.. Did they even try to call for help?

Hinode: I doubt it. They'd have to confess that they were the ones responsible or they would be suspected anyway.

Eiji: True.. 

Miki: .. Does that mean you see that prisoner as innocent, Eiji-san?

Eiji: Huh?

Miki: If.. If you were one of the guards and you could either vote that prisoner innocent or guilty..

Miki: .. Would you forgive her?

Eiji: .. No, of course not.

Eiji: E-even if she wasn't the one who killed her brother directly, if she wasn't a criminal from the start, this would've never happened.

Eiji: She should've been a better older sister. Even if it was indirect, she's still a murderer to me.

Miki: .. I see.

Arisu: Himura Reina's verdict combination is..

Arisu: Innocent, Innocent, Guilty.

Arisu: According to this Milgram's verdict system, she will be punished either physically or psychologically and she will be sent back home after that. She will not get any help or treatment.

Eiji: *breathes out* Good. She's not the prisoner who deserves three innocent verdicts. I'm glad that the guards realized that..

Arisu: Reina-san, you may speak now.

Reina: ...

Reina: Haha..

Reina: They did it.. They really did vote me guilty..

Reina: Ahaha..

Eiji: Is she.. okay?

Reina: Hey.. About my murder..

Reina: .. Does this mean the outside world will know I'm the one who did it? Or will they forget about my victim ever existing? 

Reina: Will I.. still remember my victim?

Rana: Hey, aren't you asking too much-

Arisu: Your victim will still be remembered by everyone, Reina-san. They will know that your brother has been murdered. 

Arisu: They just won't know that it was you.

Reina: ...

Arisu: You will still have all your memories, so you will also have the option to confess to your murder and receive the punishment that you think you deserve.

Arisu: Ah.. Same goes for Aimi-san as well.

Reina: .. Thank you for answering my question.

Arisu: And by the way..

Arisu: .. The guard- I mean, the guards wanted you to still remember your brother even after you leave. 

Arisu: This is.. one of the reasons why the decision to vote you guilty was made.

Arisu: I hope you're satisfied with your verdict.

Reina: .. Heh. Don't worry, I am.

Rana: Ugh, this is getting boring.. 

Rana: Okayyyyy, everyone! And now that we're done with revealing the prisoners' verdicts, before certain prisoners get punished, could all prisoners look down at the audience, please?

Rana: Oh, uh, you can speak now, Yurika.

Akio: .. They're still there..

Aimi: Miki..

Shun: .. She's still looking at him..

Naomi: ...

Kei: Eiji, hiiiii!

Eiko: Hehe, Eiji-kun..

Asahi: MIKI-NEE, GET ME OUT OF HERE!

Yurika: All of you.. I will kill.. all of you..

Riku: ...

Reina: ...

Rana: Great! Now that you can take a nice, long look at all of the guards who worked so hard on judging you and choosing the best verdicts for you all..

Rana: It's time for you all to judge them!

Eiji and Miki: !

All prisoners: !

Hinode: ...

Eiji: We.. w-we were the guards all this time?..

Eiji: I.. I was the one who made all of these decisions?..

Miki: I had a feeling that we were the ones responsble for it, but..

Miki: Wait, does that mean that Hinode-san is also-

Hinode: Kind of. I'm kind of a guard.. But also kind of not. You'll see.

Akio: We.. We will have to judge them?

Rana: Correct! Before some of you get punished, you all get to participate in the guards' trial! 

Rana: So come on, if you are still mad at them, if you want them to feel the same pain, or if you love them so much and want them to survive no matter what, go ahead and tell them about your feelings through voting!

Rana: Just say the verdicts you think they deserve out loud, and we'll make sure to remember them and count all of them when you're done.

Reina: .. This.. is interesting.

Asahi: .. G-guys?.. Y-you all are going to vote Miki-nee innocent, right?..

Asahi: .. Guys?...

Yurika: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Yurika: GUILTY! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM DESERVE TO DIE IN THE MOST CRUEL, BRUTAL, PAINFUL WAY POSSIBLE-

Shun: That means.. I can vote Eiji-san guilty?.. Haha..

Aimi: Miki.. I want you to feel what I felt when you said we're not friends..

Kei: I have to judge my own brother? How the tables have turned..

Riku: .. Hinode..

Asahi: .. Insane..

Asahi:YOU ALL ARE FUCKING INSANE!

Asahi: A-AND I EVEN TEAMED UP WITH SOME OF YOU! 

Asahi: MIKI-NEE! I'M GOING TO SAVE YOU! I WON'T LET THEM VOTE YOU GUILTY!

Miki: Marito-

Asahi:LET'S GO BACK HOME TOGETHER!

Eiji: .. Kei.. 

Eiji: KEI, DON'T YOU DARE TO VOTE ME GUILTY!

Kei: Haha, I'll think about it.

Hinode: .. Riku, I will be okay with any decision you make.

Riku: .. Glad to hear it.

Rana: Ehehe, finally, I was starting to get so bored here..

Rana: LET THE GUARDS' TRIAL BEGIN, WITH THE PRISONERS AS THEIR JUDGES!

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the no say gex vd.....

these two are so funny. guess kei really was serious when he said that he wants to see hinode later in his vd...

i. feel like kei's character should be a warning itself ashsjsjsk but anyway don't worry there are some mentions of violence but it doesn't end up being anything serious. also happy halloween everyone :)

(sounds of footsteps)

(the door opens)

Hinode: I'm here.

Hinode: Hm?.. 

Hinode: Why are you just.. standing there?

Kei: A-ah, sorry, sorry, I was just..

Kei: Lost in thought, you know!

Hinode: Oh, I see. That's good, I thought you were going to attack me. I wouldn't like that at all, haha.

Kei: Yeah, that would be bad, wouldn't it? 

Kei: Especially considering that you're.. more of a weak type, aren't you?

Hinode: ...

Hinode: *laughs* Guess I am.

(sounds of Hinode sitting down)

Hinode: So, Kei-san, how about we make this quick? You did say that you want me to come to you after all of this is over, and here I am.

Hinode: My apologies if you meant that you wanted me to come to you right after we were done with the last prisoner, everyone's verdicts are very important, after all.

Kei: *sitting down* No, no, I'm not mad at you at all, haha.

Kei: .. Now that I think about it, I haven't seen other guards anywhere lately. 

Kei: Did something happen?

Hinode: A-ah, no, no, everything is fine. They just need some rest. 

Hinode: The third trial is going to end so soon, they must be prepared.

Kei: ...

Kei: You're kind of a bad liar.

Hinode: ...

Hinode: .. So you know.

Kei: *laughs* Of course I know. I'm the one who helped her with all of this.

Hinode: All of this was Reina-san's idea, correct?

Kei: Yep. She's the one who came up with it. I just helped with executing the plan.

Hinode: You broke the memory machine because she told you to?

Kei: And the cameras aren't working right because of me as well.

Hinode: .. You really should be punished for all of this. *laughs*

Kei: Then go on, show me what you've got.

Kei: I got voted guilty anyway, so I kinda deserved it.

Hinode: .. I'm not going to do anything to you. At least not until the trial officially ends.

Kei: Oh, right, what's up with that? Our verdicts got announced, but the trial is still technically going..

Hinode: Well, it's the last trial, so.. 

Hinode: We just need a little bit more preparation, that's all.

Kei: Who's "we"?

Hinode: ...

Kei: I know that Reina used the machine on Eiji and Miki. And I have a feeling that even though you could give them all their memories back, you didn't. 

Hinode: ...

Kei: *laughs* Wow, even you got addicted to having so much power in your hands, huh? I shouldn't be surprised though, again, you're a weakling, no wonder you got excited at the thought of being the only one who can vote now.

Kei: And you still voted me guilty! Is this how you confess your love for me?

Kei: Oh, oh, did you want to see me suffer that bad? Seriously, we got so many guilty verdicts this time, not even my brother-

Kei: No, actually, hold on, this is so funny. *laughs* My brother claimed that everyone here will "get what they deserve" and that everyone will get voted guilty, but in the end, when he was active, only three prisoners got a verdict like that.

Kei: And you are the one who isn't as passionate about morals as the other guards, but you voted literally everyone guilty except Akio and Asahi. 

Kei: Hm? Care to explain that?

Kei: Considering the punishment you came up with after the second trial, I'm sure that no matter how many times you say that you hate seeing people in pain, on the inside, you actually want them to suffer.

Kei: You want them to feel the same things that you went through. Isn't that right, Hinode?

Kei: Not judging, by the way. Who am I to judge a guard? 

Kei: .. Something is bothering me though.

Hinode: .. Please, get straight to the point.

Hinode: Why did you want to see me?

Kei: Oh, right, right. Sorry, got distracted. You're just so fascinating to me.

Kei: I'm actually kinda surprised that you even.. came here. 

Kei: I thought you'd just interpret this as a joke or something. Like come on, a prisoner like me asks you to come see him in the middle of the night? Nothing good can come out of it, that's for sure!

Hinode: Yeah, but to be honest.. I think even if you asked another guard to come, they would. 

Hinode: If they.. still had their memories, of course.

Kei: Hm? Why?

Hinode: Well, Miki-san would be curious about it or she would think that you want her to help you with something.. Also, she just thinks you're pretty. *laughs*

Hinode: As for Eiji-san.. Well, he's Eiji-san. 

Hinode: I think that no matter what he says, he really does care about you. But of course, I don't know that much about your relationship, that's just.. a feeling that I have. 

Kei: ...

Kei: .. So.. do you remember why I asked you to come here back then?

Hinode: Because I basically solved your murder and you wanted to give me some kind of "prize"?

Kei: Correct~ Hehe, you're so smart, you deserve another prize just for this.

Kei: .. But seriously, you really are smart, Hinode. I've heard some prisoners say they found you.. a bit scary, haha.

Hinode: Scary? I was just guessing most of the time. I didn't do anything special, really.

Kei: See? That only makes you even more special! 

Kei: (sounds of Kei leaning closer to Hinode) I just find people like you very.. interesting, that's all.

Hinode: .. Are you expecting something from me here?

Kei: Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. 

Hinode: *sighs* Sorry to disappoint you, Kei-san, but I don't have much energy left. Just moving is too painful for me right now.

Kei: You're no fun..

Kei: Fine, fine, I'll go easy on you. I'll ask you one simple question, okay? I'm sure a smart guy like you will be able to answer it!

Kei: So.. 

Kei: .. What will happen to me?

Hinode: Huh?

Kei: You heard me. Guilty, innocent, guilty. These are my verdicts. 

Kei: I don't really get it.. I guess if all I got was nothing but a guilty verdict, I'd probably be dead at this point, but do I get a more light punishment just because I got voted innocent once?

Kei: Can you solve this one for me, smart boy?

Hinode: ...

Hinode: Well, I don't think there's any point in hiding it anymore.

Hinode: You.. will be able to leave Milgram. But since you got voted guilty twice, the outside world will know everything about your crimes and it will be up to them to decide what to do with you.

Hinode: Don't ask how they will know about it. Milgram is just that powerful, I guess.

Kei: ...

Kei: Haha.. I-I see.. So I'll be able to go home..

Kei: W-well, it's okay. If I get to see Ruka again, maybe going to prison won't be that bad-

Kei: .. Who am I kidding, I'll probably just get killed for this.

Kei: Though I'm not sure.. I-I mean.. Does my job also count as my crime? W-will they know about that too?

Hinode: I'm not sure. I'm assuming they won't, since you were judged only for your murder.

Kei: I see.. 

Kei: I-I.. did kill, like.. five women, haha..

Kei: That's probably, like, really bad..

Kei: I-It's okay, I'm sure Mom and Dad will help me out.

Hinode: .. You depend on your parents that much?

Kei: It's fine, it's fine, they've been doing some not really legal stuff for such a huge part of their lives, they can handle it!

Kei: I-I'm gonna be fine. I'm gonna be fine.

Hinode: ...

Hinode: If you don't have any other questions for me, I think I should leave-

Kei: *grabs Hinode's arm* W-wait!

Kei: ...

Kei: .. H-hey, Hinode..

Kei: A-aren't you.. a guard of this prison too?

Kei:T-then why can I.. touch you right now?

Hinode: .. It's none of your business.

Kei: .. Haha..

Kei: S-so, you're not really protected by this prison, are you? Just like Eiji?

Kei: Ahaha.. Then this will just make things easier for me.

(sounds of Kei making Hinode fall on the floor)

Hinode: Y-you're really just.. taking advantage of me like this, haha.. 

Kei: Why wouldn't I? All prisoners here are murderers, including me. Why wouldn't I do "bad stuff" like this? 

Kei: You're one of the guards, you should have known that.

(sounds of Kei getting on top of Hinode)

Kei: Unless.. you're not really a guard?

Hinode: I..

Hinode: Ah-

(sounds of Hinode getting choked)

Kei: This is what I meant when I said something was bothering me. 

Kei: Unless my memory is lying to me, I broke Miki's memory machine, right?

Kei: But the thing is.. I know that she still used one on the other prisoner later.

Kei: Yurika turned on the voice recorder Reina got as a present earlier before her interrogation started, because she was afraid the guards will try to do something with her memories.

Kei: And guess what, she turned out to be right! You guys really love to abuse your power.

Kei: So when it was all over, Yurika listened to the recording and she remembered what happened. That was actually a very smart move on her part, I was a bit surprised, considering how.. "impulsive" she is most of the time.

Kei: She told the other prisoners about it and that's how we found out that the other machine was still used before Reina used it herself on Eiji and Miki.

Kei: But something doesn't add up. Can you guess what it is?

Hinode: ..T-to steal the machine..

Hinode: S-she'd have to.. touch..

Kei: Exactly! We can't touch you guys at all. It's almost like there's some kind of invisible wall protecting you or something.

Kei: So unless Reina was really careful and managed to take that thing out of Miki's pocket without even touching her body, she'd never be able to do that.

Kei: And listen, I know about her past. I know that she stole things often, I think she'd be capable of doing that without even touching Miki.

Kei: But she wouldn't even think about stealing Miki's machine.

Kei: Because I was told to break it. 

Kei: For some reason, Reina wanted me to get rid of only Miki's machine. Probably because she thought Miki would use it more often, so she wanted to stop Miki first.

Kei: That means that she'd have to take your machine and use it on Eiji and Miki.

Kei: But again, something just doesn't add up! You two are so complicated!

Hinode: C-can you let me go-

Kei: Nope, not done with you yet.

Kei: If you were the only one with a memory machine that was still working, then why did Miki use one on Yurika?

Hinode: ...

Kei: Did she borrow it from you, Hinode?

Kei: Or maybe you gave it to her yourself?

Hinode: ...

Hinode: .. T-the latter..

Kei: Ohh, I see, I see! Haha, you're so kind to her. Careful, she might fall in love with you, if she hasn't already.

Kei: But once again, something doesn't add up! Because if you were so generous to offer your machine to her..

Kei:Why did Reina tell us that she used your machine on Eiji and Miki?

Hinode: ...

Kei: You know, we got some time after the trial, so me and some other prisoners gathered and just talked about stuff. Like friends do, I guess.

Kei: And when Reina's plan was mentioned, I clearly remember her saying that she went for your machine.

Kei: And you know what made it very confusing to her, but she didn't think much about it when she did it? 

Kei: She tried her best to be careful, but she still ended up touching you.

Kei: But how could she touch you? Come on, you're literally a guard, aren't you?

(sounds of Hinode struggling to breathe)

Kei: Just tell me who you are already.

Kei: You know way too much about everyone and everything. It's kinda scary.

Hinode: I-I'm just.. 

Hinode: I-I was only meant t-to.. replace E-Eiji-san.. Nothing else.

Kei: Replace?.. Ah, so you were forced to work as a guard only because my brother wasn't.. able to do his job?

Kei: Haha.. Yurika, you really shouldn't have done that to him..

Hinode: W-well, they also needed the third guard.. s-so that the verdicts..

Kei: Oh, oh, wait, what? What about the verdicts?

Hinode: C-can you.. let me..

Kei: Fine, fine. Forgot that you need to breathe for a sec.

(sounds of Kei letting go and Hinode breathing heavily)

Hinode: I-if.. If Eiji-san and Miki-san.. had different opinions.. and wouldn't be able t-to.. agree on a verdict..

Hinode: I-I was supposed to help them with that.

Kei: Oh? So this prison really wants the verdicts to be clear and straightforward, huh? 

Kei: Interesting.. Hey, does that mean that I can touch you because this prison doesn't actually see you as a guard?

Hinode: .. Yes.

Kei: Whoa.. Man, if only I knew that I can touch you before..

Kei: Okay, another question!

Hinode: Can I just leave-

Kei: Nuh-uh, getting to spend time like this with me is your reward, so make sure to appreciate it, okay?

Kei: So, if a prisoner was supposed to get executed..

Kei: .. Who would execute them?

Kei: Is it one of the guards? Maybe somebody else?

Hinode: .. Why are you asking me out of all people?

Kei: I have a feeling that you know about it. Just like you, I'm just guessing. 

Hinode: .. All I know is that it's most likely not going to be one of the guards. Now let me go.

Kei: Can you be just a little bit more specific for me? Pleeeease?

Kei: Like who is it going to be? Is it someone who works in this prison other than the guards? Is it someone we haven't met yet?

Hinode: ...

Hinode: .. F-fine.

Hinode: The trial is going to end soon, so there's no point in keeping it secret, I guess.

Hinode: You should get prepared for it too-

(the door opens)

Jackalope: "Guard 003", Kuroki Hinode. 

Jackalope: The third trial is about to end. Please, come with me.

Hinode: .. Just let me take my medicine first.

Hinode: Or.. Never mind, I'll just take it with me.

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[ 𝚈𝚊𝚗𝚘 𝙰𝚜𝚊𝚑𝚒'𝚜 𝚃𝟹 𝚅𝙳 ] 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚃𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝙰𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝

THE BOY!!! i wonder if he'll be able to get a full inno combo..

Warnings for Asahi's VD: toxic family dynamics, Asahi also gets to act a little homophobic, but it's played for laughs.

Warnings for Asahi's MV: the aforementioned toxic family dynamics and despite the song's title, there's not any insect/bug motifs, not counting the ending.

(sounds of footsteps)

Hinode: So.. It's time to interrogate your brother, huh?

Hinode: Are you sure you can do this? You can just let me and Eiji-san-

Miki: You don't have to worry about me. I'm fine.

Miki: Why do I even have to worry about anything? I already know I will forgive Marito. 

Miki: .. And you and Eiji-san will forgive him too, right?

Hinode: .. Y-you really love him, haha..

Miki: I've said this before: I can understand Eiji-san's case, but you, Hinode-san..

Miki: You really were okay with punishing your own brother.

Miki: And when he tried to kill himself, the one who saved him was Miyagawa-san and not you.

Miki: You weren't even that worried about him!

Hinode: ...

Miki: I can handle this. I'm still not the best older sister, but at least I actually care about my brother unlike you.

(the door opens)

Asahi: Ah, Miki-nee!

(sounds of Asahi running up to her)

Asahi: I missed you so much! 

Miki:"He's so cute.."

Miki: I'm pretty sure we have talked earlier today though..

Asahi: I don't care. I like you, Miki-nee, so of course I'd want to spend as much time with you as I can.

Hinode: Haha, you really do like her, don't you? I've never seen you act so nice to someone before-

Asahi: .. Miki-nee, do you want me to kill this guy for you?

Miki: Huh?!

Hinode: K-kill?..

Asahi: I don't know, Miki-nee, he's kind of a weirdo.. He looks like the kind of guy who claims he doesn't know anything and then he reveals that he actually knew the whole lore right when we're all about to die.

Asahi: Also he looks gay, honestly.

Miki: ...

Hinode: ...

Hinode: Heh. Miki-san, your br-

Hinode: Uh.. Ahem, I wanted to say that Asahi-san is kinda funny actually.

Asahi: Oh, so you're okay with me calling you a-

Miki: Now, now, how about we start the interrogation?

Asahi: .. Ah. Right. 

Asahi: I forgot that you didn't come here just to.. hang out.

(sound of a screen turning on)

Eiji: Okay, so are you all ready to begin? 

Miki: ".. Why is Eiji-san so.. calm?"

Miki: "He doesn't really talk to me anymore, but he doesn't seem mad about Kei-san's second trial verdict.."

Asahi: Ugh, you're here too..

Eiji: I'm glad to see you again too, Asahi.

Asahi: How can you even see us right now? Aren't all the cameras-

Asahi: !

Miki: ...

Hinode: ...

Asahi: N-never mind-

Eiji: Oh, but I do mind. Asahi, how did you know what happened to the cameras?

Eiji: And to answer your question: I can only see things from the screens in everyone's cells. I can't see anything from the other cameras.

Eiji: "Guess he wasn't able to break into everyone's cells and use the spray paint on the screens too.."

Miki: "So he DID see Yoshioka-san when we were interrogating her."

Asahi: U-uh..

Asahi: H-hey, Miki-nee said to start the interrogation! So stop asking questions that aren't related to my crime!

Asahi: Eiji-nii is such a meanie..

Miki: ...

Miki: "I want to know more about his relationship with Kei-san and possibly Himura-san, but..  Now is not the time."

Miki: Okay, Asahi-san. We know pretty much everything about how your crime went, but there's still one very important thing we have to discuss.

Asahi: .. What is it?

Hinode and Eiji: She's talking about your-

Asahi: I am not going to talk to anyone here except Miki-nee.

Eiji: What? That's just stupid, you have three guards here and you're only going to talk to-

Asahi: Eiji-nii, why don't you go and shove all your bandages in your mouth and choke on them?

Eiji: ...

Miki: .. Why did you kill that woman?

Asahi: ...

Miki: We know how she died, we know about your relationship with her, but why did you kill her?

Miki: You told us that you had to do it to her. I just want to know why.

Asahi: .. I..

Asahi: .. I-It was self-defense.

Eiji: Oh really? You know it can be counted as self-defense only if you were in immediate danger, right?

Eiji: So like.. It can be counted as self-defense only if she tried to attack you or something.

Asahi: .. She didn't attack me, but I'm sure I would've died if I didn't kill her.

Miki: Was she really that dangerous?..

Asahi: .. You know, I don't really believe in God or magic or miracles, or.. anything like that.

Asahi: Like.. Come on. That just sounds dumb.

Asahi: But.. Sometimes I can't help but feel like her not being able to have kids of her own was..

Asahi: .. Maybe her becoming a mother really wasn't meant to happen. And like, for a good reason.

Asahi: She never took me seriously. It's like, she just liked the concept of having children. She didn't actually like having a kid.

Asahi: It's like I was just this cute toy that was supposed to make her go "Awww! Look at you!" and not an actual human being.

Asahi: Yes, she bought me everything I asked for. But when it came to actually spending time with me.. 

Asahi: Seriously, she avoided me like I was the fucking plague.

Asahi: Every time I asked her to go somewhere together, she just went "Oh, sorry, mommy is feeling a little sick".

Hinode: ...

Miki: But.. If she wanted a kid so badly, why couldn't she spend at least some time with you? 

Asahi: .. No idea. Every single time I rebelled against her, every time I showed that I have emotions and I can disagree with her and even hate her, it's like..

Asahi: Her brain just turned off.

Asahi: She just stared at me. And said nothing.

Asahi: It's like she was a spoiled rich girl who said she wanted a pet and when her parents got her one, she just took some pictures with it, played with it a little bit, but when it came to actually taking care of it, she made others do all the work.

Asahi: .. Except in my case, I was alone almost the whole time.

Asahi: Like think about it. She didn't even actually adopt me, she just found me and took me in and made everyone believe it was a kid she adopted because she's so nice.

Eiji: Okay, but.. Why did you think she was going to kill you?

Asahi: I said I'm not going to talk to anyone except Miki-nee-

Eiji: You have already answered my question earlier. Why can't you do it this time too?

Asahi: ...

Hinode: Oh, right, when Eiji-san mentioned the immediate danger part-

Asahi: Fine, fine! You are so annoying..

Asahi: Um.. 

Asahi: .. I got really mad at her and she started saying shit like "Oh, I knew I will never be a good mother"  or "I can't give you what you need".

Asahi: And after that, something.. changed. 

Asahi: It's like she didn't know how to play with her cute little toy anymore.

Asahi: We haven't talked that much after that. She couldn't look me in the eyes.

Asahi: And I think the last straw was me hearing her say to her husband..

Asahi: "You were right. Adopting him was a bad idea".

Miki: ...

Hinode: .. Oh.

Asahi: Haha.. If you were me, what would you think she was going to do to you?

Miki: I-I.. I'd think she didn't actually mean it-

Eiji: I'd think she wants to get rid of me.

Asahi: .. Wow, Eiji-nii, can't believe you actually have a brain in that head of yours.

Miki: Did you think she was going to kill you?!

Asahi:��Kind of. She was too weak to attack me, I knew that for sure.

Hinode:.. You thought she was going to kick you out of her house, right?

Asahi: .. Yeah.

Hinode: And for someone like you, with nowhere to go, it would be..

Hinode: Not that different from being killed.

Asahi: .. *nods*

Asahi: .. I was scared.

Miki: E-every child would be, Asahi-san, there's nothing to be ashamed of.

Eiji: Still, your whole plan doesn't make any sense.

Eiji: Like sure, you'd kill her, but what were you going to do after that? I doubt her husband was happy to see her corpse. 

Eiji: And I doubt he wanted to do anything with you after that.

Asahi: .. Eiji-nii.

Asahi: I WAS LITERALLY 11 YEARS OLD WHEN I KILLED HER!

Asahi: I HAD ZERO EXPERIENCE! I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS DOING! I JUST KNEW THAT I HAVE TO STOP HER! IT WAS EITHER ME OR HER!

Eiji: OR YOU COULD HAVE JUST ASKED HER WHAT WAS GOING ON!

Asahi: ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO CALL OUT A CHILD FOR NOT BEING GOOD AT KILLING PEOPLE?!

Eiji: GUESS WHAT, SHE'S DEAD, SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOOD AT IT, YOU JUST DIDN'T THINK IT THROUGH!

Asahi: FUCK YOU!

(bell rings, machinery sounds)

Asahi: .. It was him who kicked me out. Her husband.

Asahi: Haha.. He really was not happy about her murder..

Hinode: It sounds like he really loved her, but.. You can't just do something so cruel to a child.

Asahi: .. Are you going to vote me guilty this time? Because it wasn't actually self-defense and it was just me being an idiot?

Miki: I don't know about these two, but..

Miki: Please know that I forgive you, Marito.

Eiji and Hinode: Huh?..

Asahi: .. What did you just call me, Miki-nee?

Miki: O-oh, I-

Miki: .. Whatever. You have to know the truth.

Miki: The third trial is getting closer to its end and we don't have much time, so..

Miki:  Asahi-san. I know you don't remember your past that well.

Miki: You're so young, but you have already lost so many of your memories because they were too scary.

Miki: I know how much you want to see your.. "Real mother" again. 

Miki: But I..  I can't promise you that. I-in fact.. I don't think you're ever going to see her.

Miki: B-but, um.. A-at least you have me.

Miki: Asahi-san, do you remember your family well? You know, the people who you were living with before you met that woman?

Asahi: ...

Miki: You don't have to answer. From what I saw in your second video, I can tell that you do remember them, you just don't want to think about it. And that's okay.

Miki: Just.. Please know that I'm your older sister.

Miki: And the name you had before you met that woman was Andou Marito. 

Asahi: ...

Miki: S-sorry. I wish I could've revealed it in.. a different way and not like this.

Asahi: .. It's fine.

Asahi: I.. I think I actually kinda knew that you're my real family.

Miki: ...

Miki: *sobs*

Eiji: Hey, I know, this scene is supposed to be very touching, but can we extract his video already? We have three more prisoners to interrogate.

Eiji: And all of them cause way too much trouble.

Miki: A-ah, right, right.

Miki: Prisoner 007, Asa-

Asahi: Y-you can call me by my real name. It's fine.

Miki: .. Okay.

Miki: Prisoner 007, Marito, sing your sins!

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[ Asahi Marito's Trial 3 MV: Caterpillar's Cries ]

The video starts with showing us a dark forest. Marito comes out of it and he's not looking good: his hair is messy, his clothes are dirty and he overall looks like he's going to die very soon. He falls on the ground, not having any energy left to walk, and looks up. We see his adoptive mother, Satsuki, and her husband. 

"Hello, who are you? Ah, I see, you're my mother number two

At least that's what you claim to be

But I'm not so sure, I find it hard to believe

My mother would look at me like I was her child and not just a cute new toy"

Satsuki smiles warmly at Marito and holds out her hand to him while her husband turns away. It takes him a moment, but Marito takes her hand.

"But fine, I'll accept your help 

I'll accept your love and affection

Even if I'm not sure if that's what I need

A kid like me doesn't have much of a choice here"

We see Satsuki, her husband and Marito walking into a house that looks really fancy and it really looks like a place where a rich couple would live, but also, their house has a really dark color palette which makes the whole place look intimidating and creepy in some way. Marito looks scared and he walks over to a table. He sees a piece of cake, but just as he's about to take it, someone slaps his hand away and Marito drops the plate on the floor. 

"Hello, who are you? You're not someone I should've become

Does this happen to those who get carried away?

Or does this happen to those who got everything they wanted?

Could it be that you're just like me, except you're completely satisfied?"

The person who slapped his hand away turns out to be Marito himself, but that version of him looks different. This version wears better clothes and simply looks like what you'd expect a rich couple's kid to look like, but his eyes also look.. weird. They look too swirly and colorful. You could say that this version of him is not Andou Marito. It's Yano Asahi.

""Stop, that's enough!" But it will never be enough

Sweet or sour, I don't care, I want everything I could never have

Even if it's rotten, even if it's broken, I just want to have something

Do you understand now? I live like I can die at any moment"

Asahi makes Marito fall on the ground and Marito starts to cry because of how scared he is and because he expects Asahi to hurt him. Suddenly, Asahi stops and looks at Marito. Something about the boy's reaction makes him change his mind and he helps him get up. 

"I don't understand, why do you understand me so well?

It's like you're me, it's like we really are family

Please, please, help me stop feeling so empty

Fill this void, say I'm not alone, say I can have everything, say I can have more"

The boys are walking somewhere now. Marito starts to notice that there's a lot of food, toys and other things lying on the floor as they walk. He starts picking those things up meanwhile Asahi doesn't seem to care about this stuff at all. Marito starts seeing weird ghost-like visions of Satsuki and his other self. They all show Satsuki giving him the exact things that are lying on the floor right now. At first Asahi looks genuinely happy to receive them and thanks her. But as those visions continue to show up, Marito notices that Asahi starts to look more and more disappointed with each new gift, until eventually he rejects one of them, making Satsuki look at him with a confused expression. We don't get to see what this gift looks like exactly and it looks blurry. Marito wonders why this happened and he looks at all the things he picked up. Asahi looks at him and simply shakes his head and sighs. 

"Why would you do this? Are you this ungrateful?

Don't you remember what we had to go through?

Do you really need more? Do I really need more?

Do I need at least something? Or do I need everything?"

Finally, they walk into a room that seems to belong to Asahi. This room has so many toys everywhere that you can't even see the floor. Marito looks at all the toys and his eyes start to sparkle, but then he sees a small table in the middle of the room and three chairs. It looks like Asahi has decided to hold a tea party. 

Now we see Marito, Asahi and a plushie having a tea party together. Marito looks happy, but Asahi looks like he's thinking deeply about something. Marito notices it and takes one of the plushies and makes it kiss Asahi on the cheek and smiles. 

"Why are you so nice? It's like we really are family

Maybe kindness really was what I needed from the start

I just wanted someone to hug me and say that they love me

I was tired from all the gifts that had no love inside"

Asahi blushes and tries to act serious, but it also looks like he's.. sad for some reason. Marito continues to drink his tea..

Until he suddenly drops his cup. It looks like he's in pain. 

""Stop, that's enough!" But it will never be enough

No matter how hard anyone tries, I will never be satisfied

It's time for me to admit that I will never be truly happy

Do you understand now? Maybe death was what I wanted from the start"

Marito falls on the floor while Asahi watches him and when Marito looks at him, he sees that he's.. crying. Asahi walks over to him with that plushie in his hands and he gives it to him. Marito takes the plushie and hugs it. He closes his eyes. 

"It's fine, it's okay, as long as you love me and I love you

Maybe your love will satisfy the hunger I've felt since the day I was born

Or maybe it will do nothing but make the void consume me

Honestly, I just want to be loved, who cares about the consequences?"

He opens his eyes again. They are as weird as Asahi's. He's wearing the exact same clothes as him. Satsuki walks into his room. She's holding the same toy Asahi rejected in one of the visions.

"Please, say that I am a good kid

Say that you will take care of me, say that one day your house will feel like home

Please don't throw me away

Don't punish me for my greed, forgive me again and again and again"

It's a caterpillar plushie.

The video ends. 

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[ 𝙷𝚒𝚖𝚞𝚛𝚊 𝚁𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚊'𝚜 𝚃𝟹 𝚅𝙳 ] 𝙰𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙸𝚗𝚗𝚘𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 (𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙽𝚘𝚠)

the last prisoner vd of the current linagram. we did it everyone. we're here.

Warnings for Reina's VD: Reina's relationship with her brother wasn't exactly abusive, but it was far from perfect.

Warnings for Reina's MV: there's a lot of violence, but the blood is "censored" and gets mentioned only closer to the end.

(sounds of footsteps)

Hinode: ...

Miki: .. Hinode-san, are you okay?

Hinode: .. I-I'm fine, haha. Just a little tired.

Hinode: All those interrogations have been so overwhelming..

Miki: O-oh.. I understand.

Miki: It's your first trial too..

Hinode: .. This might sound weird, but..

Hinode: Do you mind if I take a short nap during Reina-san's interrogation?

Hinode: I'm sure you and Eiji-san will figure everything out without me.

Miki: Um..

Miki: Hinode-san, you're actually.. u-uh..

Miki: Very smart.

Miki: So it would be nice if you could-

Hinode: Come on, Miki-san. I know you will do a good job without me.

Hinode: And also..

Hinode: I've been feeling a bit.. like I don't belong here.

Miki: What do you mean-

Miki: Ah-

Hinode: Woah, be more careful.

Hinode: You almost tripped.. You must be very tired.

Miki: ".. His grip is very tight-"

Miki: I-it's okay. It's the last interrogation anyway.

Miki: So about you feeling like you don't belong-

Hinode: Please forget what I just said.

Hinode: I'm not an attention seeker like my brother, haha.

(the door opens)

Hinode: Hello there, Reina-san. How are you doing?

Reina: .. Fine, I guess.

Hinode: Hmm, you don't really sound that enthusiastic.

Reina: Well, I've been voted innocent twice in a row, even though I kept begging you to vote me guilty.

Reina: Haha.. Now I understand that it doesn't matter what kind of verdict I want. 

Reina: Just as you can vote someone guilty even though they want you to forgive them, you can easily vote someone innocent even if they want you to punish them.

Reina: So much power in your hands and for what?

Hinode: Please, if you have any issues with that, talk to Eiji-san and Miki-san. I'm not really passionate about morals and such. 

Hinode: *yawns* I really think I should rest..

Reina: Wait-

Reina: (to Miki) Did he just.. fall asleep during an interrogation?

Miki: A-and so quickly too..

(sound of a screen turning on)

Eiji: Huh..

Eiji: Guess it's just you and me interrogating her, Guard 002.

Eiji: Just like the old times, haha.

Miki: .. Y-yeah, haha.

Miki: ".. I'm so glad Eiji-san is here."

Miki: "But still.. why is he so nice to me?"

Reina: .. Can we just not do it?

Miki: What?

Reina: I don't want to do the interrogation.

Eiji: *laughs* You think we care? 

Eiji: You still have to answer our questions, whether you want it or not.

Reina: Okay. What questions do you have left?

Reina: Actually, no, I'll just tell you the whole story.

Reina: Fine, I wasn't a serial killer. That was just me putting on an act, hoping that you will execute me right after the first trial. I hated myself that much. I still do.

Reina: I still was a bad person though. A horrible one.

Reina: Me and my friend robbed people for fun, we liked to beat them up, break into their houses, we did a lot of bad stuff.

Reina: .. Well.. I didn't really enjoy it.

Reina: But I don't want to talk about why I did it.

Eiji: If you're going to tell us the whole story, make sure to tell us literally the whole story. Tell us everything.

Reina: .. Okay, fine. Fine, what do you want me to say? I hated myself. I hated my family. I hated my life.

Reina: I had way too much anger inside and had no idea how to release it. 

Reina: I guess that was just.. a really bad coping mechanism.

Miki: Did your family know?..

Reina: .. My brother did.

Reina: But he still believed that it was just my friends' bad influence. He couldn't imagine me actually enjoying doing something like that. 

Reina: I've told him so many times that it's not his business and that he should ignore it, but.. he refused to listen.

Reina: That stupid kid was obsessed with "saving" me.

Reina: .. He was a lot like you, Guard 002.

Miki: ...

Eiji: ...

Reina: What's wrong, Guard 001? Do you find this situation familiar as well?

Eiji: S-shut up.

Reina: So, one day he decided to pay a visit to my friends and tell them to basically leave me alone.

Reina: *laughs* .. That did not go well.

Reina: My friends knew that I have a brother, but they have never seen him before. They just saw him as a random annoying kid.

Reina: According to them, he also never said that he was my brother, he just told them to stay away from his sister, but never told them my name.

Reina: .. I don't really believe them, to be honest.

Miki: .. You think your friends would have still beaten him up even if they knew he was your brother?

Reina: They looked shocked when they finally noticed the resemblance and they really were sorry, but.. I think he would have definitely told them that I was his sister.

Reina: They probably just ignored it or didn't believe him. They're idiots, I know.

Reina: A-and..

Reina: *takes a breath* When I came back, I saw.. 

Reina: ...

Miki: Y-you don't have to talk about it, if you don't want to-

Eiji: Your brother's corpse, right?

Miki: Eiji-san!

Eiji: We already know it was her brother. She has no choice but to talk about it.

Reina: .. Yeah. Yeah, it was his corpse.

Reina: They didn't want to kill him and it was an accident. 

Reina: One of them pushed him too hard and his head ended up hitting the wall of one of the buildings they were standing next to.

Reina: .. T-they told me he died instantly.

Miki: .. Do you believe them?

Reina: .. I don't know. I want to believe he did. 

Reina: It's not really fun to imagine your brother slowly dying from blood loss, you know?

Eiji: Has anyone else seen what happened? It must have been an intense fight, I'm sure someone would have heard it.

Reina: It was pretty late and not that many people live in that area, so.. No one heard it. Even if someone did, they didn't do anything about it.

Miki: But.. If you weren't the one who murdered him.. 

Miki: Then why-

Reina: I was the one who murdered him.

Reina: If it wasn't for me being an idiot, this fight would have never happened.

Reina: He wouldn't have to go and ask my friends to leave me alone. And I just kept arguing with him, yelling at him and telling him to ignore the fact that his sister is a criminal.

Reina: And because he admired me way too much for some reason, he..

Reina: .. I can't do this.

Reina: Why am I telling you two this anyway? You will just vote me innocent again.

Reina: I-I don't really care about my verdict that much anymore, but.. 

Reina: .. Even if the best punishment for me would be to continue living, I still want to-

Miki: Himura-san.

Miki: E-even if you really were a bad older sister..

Miki: From one bad older sister to another, I want you to know that I forgive you.

Miki: I genuinely don't think it was your fault. 

Miki: You weren't the one who murdered him, so.. How can we vote you guilty now that we know that for sure?

Eiji: I'm still here, by the way.

Miki: B-but Eiji-san, you agree that Himura-san is innocent, right?

Eiji: Just like she said, if it wasn't for her being a terrible sister, all of this wouldn't have happened. She should have known better.

Miki: Eiji-san! We already voted her innocent two times, what's the point in us voting her guilty this time?  What will she learn from that? It doesn't make any sense for us to do so, considering the verdict system-

Eiji: ...

Reina: ...

Miki: .. I wasn't supposed to say that, right?

Reina: Verdict system?..

Reina: What verdict system?

Reina: Tell me everything you know.

Miki: We're not supposed to tell you that-

Reina: I will accept any verdict, just please, tell me about the verdict system!

(sound of Reina standing up)

Miki: Himura-san, let's just forget about it-

Miki: ".. Forget.."

Miki: "But what if she notices?"

Reina: Just tell me what's going on! I want to know more about this place!

Reina: I'm not asking you to tell me who's in charge, at least tell me how your verdicts work! 

Eiji: .. "Our verdicts"-

Miki: Himura-san, please, let's calm down. 

Miki: "I should distract her somehow-"

Miki: !

Miki: .. Where's Eiji-san?

Reina: You think you can trick me like that?

Reina: ..  Wait, where is he?

Miki: The screen isn't showing him..

Miki: I-it's okay, maybe he just.. needed to go to the bathroom or something?  

Miki: "Where is he. Where is he. Where is he. Where is he. Where is he. Where is he. Where is he-"

Miki: "W-wait, maybe that was his idea from the start?"

Miki: "R-right! He probably just wanted to distract Himura-san, so that I can use the memory machine on her!"

Miki: "Ah, Eiji-san is so smart!"

Miki: "I just have to-"

Miki: ...

Miki: "Where is it."

(the door opens)

(sounds of someone running)

Eiji: *breathes heavily* 

Eiji: .. Miki, we-

Miki: Eiji-san! What are you doing here?!

Miki: You couldn't have gotten here so quickly-

(sounds of Eiji's footsteps)

Miki: ...

Eiji: .. Huh?

Eiji: W-where the hell am I?..

Eiji: And who are you all? And what is this.. thing?

Miki: .. Himura-san.

Miki: What have you done.

Reina: Haha.. I guess you could say this was my plan all along.

Reina: I wanted to get rid of one of these things, but still wanted to use the other one on you two.. well, you three.

Reina: You all are victims just like the rest of us. You will continue worshipping Milgram no matter what, so I had no choice but to make you forget about it.

Miki: .. How did you get it-

Miki: Don't point it at me!

Reina: But it's your turn, Miki-chan~

Reina: I couldn't break the video machine, but at least it's easy to use and break this one.

Miki: "The video machine!"

Miki: "I have to extract her video right now-"

Miki: ...

Reina: .. Miki-chan?

Reina: Did it.. work?

Reina: .. Why are you so quiet, Miki-chan?

Eiji: Can someone tell me what's going on?..

Reina: Miki-chan-

Reina: !

Hinode: I'll take that, thank you.

Reina: .. So you weren't actually asleep, huh.

Hinode: Haha, you got me~

Hinode: Though I am still feeling a bit sleepy..

Hinode: But it's okay, I can wait.

Hinode: Now, Prisoner 010, Reina..

Hinode: Could you do me a favor and sing your sins?

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[ Reina's Trial 3 MV: (Un) Forgivable ]

Her video starts with showing us an empty street. The weather is sunny and we can also see a lot of graffiti around. We see a young woman walking and turning around to see Reina and her friends standing not so far away from her. Reina points right at her and we hear her say:

"Get her".

We see that woman lying on the ground and crying and Reina walks closer to her and touches the woman's chin and makes her look into Reina's eyes. 

"Useless, all of them

Nobody would care if I cried, if I laughed, if I even simply existed

It's like I exist to be everyone's good girl

But I can't even do that, oh, what a failure, what a failure I am!"

The woman doesn't understand what's going on and then Reina stands up, kicks her in the stomach, making her cough.. neon green paint? 

"What about becoming everyone's bad girl?

Sorry to disappoint, but I can't even do that

They keep saying I'm innocent, that "it can't be that bad"

Hey, guys, I haven't finished telling you everything"

And then she walks away. Her friends laugh and even clap and they all leave. 

As they walk, they see a group of people who are most likely the same age as them and who also look like delinquents. Reina's friends turn to her, waiting for her order and she nods. 

"Too bad to be an angel, too good to be a devil

Shut up, shut up, I'm the one who makes all the choices

Your honor, I'm not done, won't you hear me out?

You've already made your decision? Sorry, but I won't hear you out"

The whole street immediately gets covered in paint, almost looking like a rainbow because of all the colors. Reina just casually continues walking, somehow avoiding all the paint while her friends and the other delinquents get completely covered in it. 

"All of them? So guilty, guilty! 

"You are innocent" Haha, no, I am innocence itself!

This kind of behavior is unforgivable?

Just remove the "un", make it forgivable!"

In the end, she's seen sitting on a pile of bodies that are covered in paint as well and she looks bored and apathetic. We can see a young boy who looks a lot like Reina's little brother, Neiro, walking by and stopping to look at his sister. He runs away before she can notice him.

It's getting late and we see Neiro walking up to Reina's friends, but it looks like Reina is not with them right now. 

"What are you doing? You know I don't deserve it

Trying to save me? Oh, I'm honored

Sorry, but I've already made my decision

Hearing you out was never an option for them"

He's trying to have a conversation with them, but they just laugh at him and it looks like they're telling him to leave. Neiro actually looks a bit scared, but he refuses to do so and even tries to attack one of them. He fails and Reina's friends shrug and start beating him up. 

"Stupid weakling, get out of my way

This is my revolution, I will never obey

Good kids like you should go to bed

Or else your future will become as dark as this night"

The street becomes colorful again and Reina comes back and it looks like she's about to say hi, but then she stops and looks at the scene in front of her. 

"All of them? So guilty, guilty! 

"You are innocent" Haha, no, I am innocence itself!

This kind of behavior is unforgivable?

Then why did you still forgive me?"

Everything around her starts becoming blurry and she sees her little brother lying up against the wall and his head is covered in paint. The paint is changing colors really quickly until it finally becomes red and we can see how the scene actually looked like and how bad Neiro's head injury was. 

The scene suddenly changes and now we see a cute little Reina doll appear on the screen. The dolls of her friends start to appear too.

"Okay everyone! What should the punishment be for this awful, horrible sin?"

Silence. The Reina doll's smile becomes wider.

"Correct answer! We shouldn't punish her at all!"

All of her friends' expressions become happier too and they start to smile and laugh and we can hear everyone cheering and clapping in the background.

The scene glitches and we go back to reality. Reina is carrying Neiro's body (even though it's hard to see it because it looks very blurry) and her friends, who look very worried, run up to her and try to offer help. She ignores them and continues walking. 

"I did it, I did it, it was my fault

Look at me, this is the truth you've been avoiding all this time

"It was an accident", "She wasn't the one who did it"

So this is forgivable? Add the "un", make it unforgivable"

We can see more and more red paint (or blood?) appear on her clothes while her friends look completely fine. We can still hear the cheering and clapping and it gets louder and louder and gets mixed with sounds of someone crying and screaming. It actually sounds a lot like Reina is the one crying and screaming. 

Finally, Reina lets Neiro's body fall on the ground and turn into more paint. The paint gets on Reina's body and clothes and she turns to her friends who all look terrified. 

Reina, however, smiles widely and gives them a thumbs up. 

"Come on, put your best smile on, let's dance while everyone's heads roll

The queen of innocence is here, her trial is over

To the ones who are watching, to the ones who can hear me

What you're doing is truly UNFORGIVABLE"

The scene glitches again and her friends' expressions change to happy ones and they all lift Reina up and we can hear all of them go "Yay!~" in the background.

The video ends.

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[ 𝚈𝚘𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚘𝚔𝚊 𝙴𝚒𝚔𝚘'𝚜 𝚃𝟹 𝚅𝙳 ] 𝙵𝚞𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎

oh eiko... i'm really curious to see how her trial goes..

Warnings for Eiko's VD: toxic relationship dynamics, a brief mention of Eiko's murder method.

Warnings for Eiko's MV: none, other than the aforementioned toxic relationship themes and general themes of death.

(sounds of footsteps)

Miki: .. I'm sorry for having to use your memory machine.

Hinode: It's okay, don't even worry about it. I trust you with it.

Hinode: Considering how slow I am, I wouldn't be able to use it properly anyway, haha..

Miki: .. Why did Kei-san break it anyway? What was he trying to achieve?

Hinode: To be honest.. I don't know him that well, obviously, but I have this feeling, like..

Hinode: Miki-san, do you think Kei-san is the type of person to come up with something like that himself?

Miki: .. Maybe for his own amusement? I'm not sure..

Hinode: I see.. Maybe my theory really is correct then.

Miki: What do you mean?

Hinode: Remember how Eiji-san mentioned the prisoner who he's particularly close with?

Hinode: .. I'm starting to think he meant Reina-san.

Miki: ...

Hinode: Miki-san, do you think Reina-san could've-

Miki: Yes. Absolutely.

Hinode: Well that was quick..

Miki: She had already tried to break the music video machine, I can definitely see her trying to do something similar to the memory machine.

Miki: And since we can already expect something like that from her.. I can imagine her asking someone else to do it instead.

Miki: "I can also imagine Kei-san being really excited about it.."

Hinode: But why is she even trying to break those machines? What will she get from it?

Miki: I'm.. not sure. I don't think she's afraid of us finding out something about her..

Miki: .. Maybe..

Miki: She actually wants to put an end to this trial.

Miki: No, no, it's more like..

Miki: .. She wants to put an end to Milgram itself.

Hinode:  ...

Hinode: *laughs*

Hinode: She's insane. That's just not possible.

Hinode: I'm sure there have been other prisoners before her who had also tried to escape from here or just put an end to the whole system.

Hinode: What makes her think she's the special case?

Miki: ...

Miki: ".. The way Hinode-san is acting annoys me a little, but I can't deny that I also think her idea is stupid."

Miki: "It's like.. I can't help but think Milgram is the greatest thing that was ever created. Like Milgram is justice itself."

Miki: "It's like.. The longer I stay in Milgram.."

Miki:"The more I begin to worship it."

(the door opens)

Eiko: Ah, it's you two..

Eiko: Hehe, nice to see your pretty face again, Guard 003-kun~ 

Eiko: Or.. Uh.. I'm sorry, could you remind me your name, please?

Eiko: The whole memory machine thing has really messed up my memory, haha..

Hinode: It's Hinode. I'm also glad to see you again, Eiko-san.

Eiko: Oh my, you're so polite~ Haha, you're not like Eiji-kun at all..

Eiko: Speaking of him..  Where is he exactly?

Miki: He joined us during Kei-san's interrogation, so he probably should join us this time as well-

Eiko: *sighs* He always has Kei on his mind, huh.. I wish he could think more about me instead..

Hinode: Well, Kei-san is his brother, and you are.. 

Hinode: You know, just another prisoner.

Eiko: *laughs* Now, Hinode-kun, you couldn't be more wrong. 

Eiko: Me and Eiji-kun have this special connection, I'm sure he can feel it too.

Miki: .. I'm sorry, but can I ask you something, Yoshioka-san? This is not related to your crime, but..

Eiko: Of course, go ahead!

Miki: .. Why do you like Eiji-san so much?

Eiko: Oh, are you jealous?

Miki: I'm not. I have no feelings for him at all. 

Eiko: Oh, come on, Miki-chan, I know a jealous woman when I see one~

Miki: .. Maybe I like him, but not in a romantic way.

Miki: .. It's like you've never had a friend, Yoshioka-san.

Eiko: ...

Eiko: Maybe I haven't. I haven't dated anyone either before my victim, so..

Eiko: As you can see, I'm actually kinda lonely, haha..

Eiko: Anyway, about me liking Eiji-kun. You see..

Eiko: He's just special. Sure, he kinda has a case of really bad anger issues and he can be really violent for no reason at all, but that just makes him more cute.

Miki: "Cute?!"

Eiko: He is very hardworking, diligent, he wants to make this world a better place, he wants to punish everyone who's not perfect.. What else could you want from a man?

Eiko: Though I still think he has to find a hobby.. Maybe martial arts or something?

Miki: By "everyone who's not perfect" you mean.. Criminals, right?

Eiko: Yeah, I guess. Like, how could I not fall in love with him after how I was treated by my victim?

Miki: .. It's like you want him to fix you?

Eiko: Yeah, sort of.

Miki: .. You're really.. weird.

Eiko: Oh, come on, Miki-chan, we both know you want a man to do the same thing to you. 

Eiko: It's a shame you and that.. What was his name again? Anyway, that band guy and you could be such a cute couple if it weren't for, well, Milgram.

Eiko: Also, Eiji-kun, I know you can see or hear me from the cameras, so could you please show up already? Come on, don't be shy~

Miki: "There's no way he's showing up now."

(sound of a screen turning on)

Eiji: Just so you know, thanks to my older brother who I love very much, I can't actually see anything from most cameras anymore. 

Miki: "DID SHE JUST SUMMON HIM?!"

Eiko: Ah, about that..  Yeah, I've actually heard him leave his cell when the first interrogation started.

All guards: Huh?!

Eiji: Wait, but why didn't you-

Eiji: Why didn't you tell anyone?!

Eiko: I've stayed in my cell like a good girl.

Eiji: Why was his cell open anyway?! Why did you two just let him walk around like that?

Miki: H-he asked me to leave it open so that he can get medicine if he needs it..

Miki: W-wait-

Hinode: Him still trying to recover seems like an excuse he can use over and over.

Hinode: He pretended to feel sick so that he could break the memory machine too..

Eiji: .. You just can't do anything without me, can you?

Eiko: Then come back! We're all waiting for you~

(sounds of Eiji and Eiko talking)

Miki: "She.. really has a thing for guys behind the screen, doesn't she?"

Miki: "I really want to talk to Eiji-san about Kei-san's second trial verdict, but I don't know if I'll be able to.."

Hinode: Miki-san, Eiji-san, we don't have much time left, so how about we start the interrogation?

Miki: Right, right, sorry..

Eiko: So, have you guys managed to solve my murder yet?

Miki: It feels like we know everything about your murder, but also.. We still know so little.

Hinode: Your victim's name.. It was Takeru, right?

Eiko: ...

Eiko: .. Ah. I think I know what happened. It's because of the memory machine, isn't it? Did I accidentally say something I wasn't supposed to?

Miki:  .. Yes. Yes, we found out his name from you right after we used the memory machine.

Eiko: I see. Well.. I don't even want to know what I said. I was.. kinda obsessed with him, to be honest.

Eiko:  So, what is the last puzzle piece you need to solve this mystery?

Miki: We know your victim's name, we know about your relationship and what he did to you, but..

Miki: Still.. I just can't imagine you killing someone just because they were offline for so long.

Eiko: Haha.. Well, do you remember the question I asked you the last time you interrogated me?

Eiko: Do you remember your answer, Eiji-kun?

Eiji: .. "I would hope that they will die soon".

Eiko: Exactly.

Miki: D-did he try to kill you?!

Eiko: *laughs* No, no, he'd be too weak to do something like that.

Eiko: He.. He actually did the opposite.

Miki: Did the.. opposite?

Hinode:  So.. Takeru-san stopped showing up online and replying to your messages and it's been four months since his last message?

Eiko: Yep.

Hinode: .. You know what that reminds me of?

Hinode: When someone, usually teenagers, kinda pretend that something bad happened to them. They stop replying to messages, they stop showing up online, they stop being active, all because they want people to worry about them.

Hinode: They want people to go "Oh no, what could've happened to them? Are they still alive?", they want people to send them messages like "Hey, I just want to make sure you're okay", basically, they just want the attention.

Eiko: .. That's.. actually very accurate, Hinode-kun.

Eiko: Eiji-kun, looks like you got a rival just now~

Eiji: What is that supposed to mean?..

Hinode: Well, as someone who has a younger brother who, um.. is kinda addicted to attention..

Hinode: I know what I'm talking about. *laughs*

Miki: So, does that mean..

Miki: Takeru-san pretended to be dead?

Eiko: Yes.

Eiko: And he took his job seriously.

Eiko: He literally asked his friends to tell me I'm dead. And almost all of them agreed to it.

Eiko: I don't know, if you hate me so damn much, then just tell me?

Miki: But.. Why couldn't he do exactly that? Was he scared or something?

Hinode: Perhaps he thought Eiko-san wouldn't take it well.

Eiko: I hate to say it, but you're right. Takeru wasn't just a liar and a manipulator, he was a huge coward.

Eiko: When I visited him to take my revenge, I thought he was going to cry. He literally begged me not to kill him.

Eiko: And still, do you know what his last words were?

Eiko: .. He told me it wasn't even a big deal.

Eiko: Ironic, isn't it? He was okay with doing anything so that I don't kill him, but right when he realized it's too late, he just had to say what he was really thinking this whole time. 

Miki: ...

Miki:"This guy sucks."

Hinode: Now that I think about it, how exactly did you kill him?

Eiko: Oh, I dismembered him.

Miki: WHAT?!

Miki: Y-you-  H-how did you-

Eiko: I just had everything I needed in my cute bag. A lady must always be prepared~

Eiko: I know, I know, sounds scary, but like, he deserved it.

Eiko: I can see it, Miki-chan. I can see that you want to agree with me.

Miki: ...

Eiko: And what do you think, Eiji-kun? Do you still see me as a dirty criminal who deserves to be locked up?

Eiji: .. Obviously. 

Eiji: You didn't have to go and kill him. Especially like that.

Eiko: And he didn't have to fake his own death. 

Eiko: Come on, Eiji-kun, I'm sure you know the feeling of being betrayed by someone and not being exactly rational when it comes to revenge.

Eiji: ...

(bell rings, machinery sounds)

Eiko: Looks like it's time. I've told you everything, so I wonder what my last video will reveal.

Eiko: Also, Eiji-kun, please don't worry about anything, okay? You can come and talk to the prisoners in person.

Eiko: I will take good care of Shun, Kei and Yurika for you. Don't even worry about it, okay?

Miki: Ugh, could you shut up already?!

Eiko: Huh?..

Miki: This is like a.. What, like a third murder threat? Or a fourth one?.. I-I'm not keeping track, but this is literally the last trial!

Miki: After this trial, you all are going back to your cells and not leaving until we're done with your verdicts. 

Miki: I won't let any prisoners here die before the trial ends.

Eiko: .. Of course, Guard 002-san.

Eiko: "Before the trial ends", huh.. So you're okay with us dying after that-

Miki: Prisoner 006, Eiko, sing your sins!

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[ Eiko's Trial 3 MV: Miss Grave Robber ]

The video starts with younger Eiko standing next to her house. A boy her age runs up to her and she gives him a smile. 

"Mommy, tell me, is this what love is?

My heart is beating faster, I feel so warm

Oh no, my face is all red 

That's probably what he's thinking"

He talks to her about something and starts to blush and she gets more interested in what he has to say, but before he can reveal why he came here, his eyes suddenly go empty. He looks up and then he drops dead. Eiko's expression quickly changes to a more emotionless one and we see her mother walking out of the house, holding a gun and laughing. We can see the boy's body lying on the ground and Eiko looking at it.

"Oh well, looks like my love story's over

There's no "they lived happily ever after" for me

I won't get one as long as you're alive

Mommy, tell me, is this what hatred is?"

The setting changes and it looks like a graveyard. It's raining. We see Eiko, wearing the same outfit she wore in her second MV (and the one that looks so much like something her mother wears) and holding an umbrella. She's standing next to a grave and looking at it, her face still doesn't show any emotions at all. We can see her turn around, drop her umbrella and pick up a shovel. She walks back to the grave and starts digging. 

"Everyone, we're having a funeral for the love that never was supposed to be born

For the love that was so stupid and so wrong

Maybe I can bring my other "love" back to life

Just so that I don't feel so cold and alone"

It turns out that Shun was buried there. 

Shun's condition doesn't look that good, his body was already in the process of rotting, he's missing an eye and he's clearly supposed to look like a zombie. He has a creepy smile on his face when he sees Eiko and he tries to reach out to her and she grabs him by the arm, not even looking him in the eyes. Now that Shun is "free", he follows Eiko around as she continues to walk and look at the graves.

"Here you are, I was looking for you

You've changed, but it's okay, I love you, half-decomposed isn't bad

We have one more lover to resurrect

And then we can all die happily"

She walks to another grave and notices a familiar name written on it. She starts digging again as Shun simply stands behind her, but if you look closer, you can see that he isn't exactly a fan of whatever Eiko is doing. 

We can finally see who was buried there. It was Kei.

"Here's the second one! Oh my, you look perfect

I will give you lots of love, you can definitely go more

Why do you look so scared? Come on, isn't this what you dreamed of?

Don't tell me you can't handle this pain, you're not a weakling, right?"

Kei's body looks much better than Shun's, Kei looks much more pale than usual, it's true, but he doesn't look that much like a corpse compared to Shun and while Shun is completely missing an eye, Kei's eye is simply closed. When Kei opens his mouth, we can also notice that he has rather sharp fangs. If Shun was happy that Eiko found him, when Kei sees her, he looks scared and he doesn't want to leave his grave, but both Eiko and Shun force him to do so. 

They continue to walk together and it's starting to look more and more like Eiko is looking for something. Or someone. Shun is clinging to her while holding Kei's hand. Kei looks tired and he doesn't want to be here at all.

"Our love is dead, oh no, let us sing our prayers

Your lies were the only thing that kept me alive

Except I don't see your name on our grave, oh no, don't just leave me like this

Let's get buried next to each other, rotting together doesn't sound so bad"

Rain gets more and more heavy. Eiko gets angry and she drops her shovel and pulls out a gun that looks exactly like the one her mother had in the beginning of the video and simply starts shooting everything that she sees, destroying the graves in the process. Shun gets scared and hides behind Kei.

"It's no good, no good at all

I will find you, dead or alive

Where are you, my love? You were supposed to be here

Are you already in Heaven? Or maybe, just maybe, you went to Hell?"

When there's nothing left of the graves and the whole graveyard looks like a mess, Eiko falls on the ground, looking tired and breathing heavily. We can't see what Shun and Kei are doing though. Eiko closes her eyes and when she opens them, she looks shocked and she quickly tries to get up. 

It's not Shun or Kei who are standing next to her.

It's Takeru. 

Takeru looks alive, he looks completely fine. But if you look at his face expression, you can see that he wants to get out of here and he doesn't want to do anything with Eiko.

Eiko doesn't care about it though and she starts to walk closer to him, looking like she's about to pull him in a hug. Takeru just keeps walking away, looking scared and not seeing what's behind him. 

"Come on, you still love me, right?

No, wait, you've always loved me, right?

You loved me, right? You loved me, right?

I WASN'T A NUISANCE TO YOU, RIGHT?"

Because of that, Takeru ends up falling right where either Shun or Kei was buried. He starts to panic and he tries to get out. He sees Eiko and tries to reach out to her in the same way Shun did. His face expression changes to a terrified one as he sees Shun and Kei standing next to Eiko. Shun is even smiling and waving at him. But Shun also has a shovel in his other hand. 

"Our love is dead, oh no, let us sing our prayers

Your lies were the only thing that kept me alive

You get your own special grave now, bye-bye!

You were rotten from the start, so what are you so afraid of?"

We can see Takeru getting buried alive from his POV. 

When Shun is done, he looks up at Eiko and smiles widely, but then his eyes become empty and he drops dead (but this time he's dead for sure) in the exact same way the boy in the beginning did. We can see that he was shot in the head.

"Rotten boys like you don't deserve a second chance

There is no afterlife for you

So please get out, I can't handle your imperfections

Please get out, actually, no, why don't you just die?"

Eiko turns around and looks directly at the viewer as the rain gets more and more heavy. We can't see Kei anywhere. The video ends.

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[ 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚞𝚢𝚊𝚖𝚊 𝚈𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚔𝚊'𝚜 𝚃𝟹 𝚅𝙳 ] 𝙰 𝙺𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚢 𝙼𝚘𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝, 𝙰 𝙼𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝙳𝚊𝚢𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝

it's time, yurika.. it's time.. I REALLY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HER FINAL VERDICT LIKE WHAT IF SHE ACTUALLY GETS A FULL GUILTY COMBO. i do still feel bad for her though.. but i also want to write her execution.. hm...

Warnings for Yurika's VD: a mention of sexual harassment, implications of Yurika and Takame's relationship being toxic or at least somewhat unhealthy, Yurika ends up having a mental breakdown.

Warnings for Yurika's MV: there are heavy implications of violence and murder, but all of it is "censored" in a way and is not detailed, aside from some blood imagery closer to the end.

(sounds of footsteps)

Hinode: So.. You did it.

Hinode: You told him the truth.

Hinode: He accepted it surprisingly quickly, haha.

Miki: Yes, and I'm glad..

Miki: Hehe.. I still can't believe he had a feeling that I really am his sister. Maybe that's why he always wanted to spend so much time with me.

Hinode: I'm very happy for you, but..

Hinode: Please don't forget your duties, Miki-san.

Hinode: Yurika-san has been voted guilty twice. Her final verdict is especially important.

Hinode: Maybe she will have a chance to live if we vote her innocent..

Hinode: But if not.. She will definitely get a death penalty.

Miki: .. Right.

(the door opens)

Yurika: A-ah, you're here.

Miki: Yes, um.. Is something wrong?

Hinode: You look nervous, Yurika-san.

Hinode: You know we were supposed to interrogate you today, right?

Yurika: .. I-I'm most likely going to get my head cut off by the end of this, are you expecting me to act chill about it?!

(the screen turns on)

Eiji: Or maybe you will be executed in a different way. Who knows.

Yurika: I-it's you!

Yurika: Oh, what, are you too scared to interrogate me in person?

Eiji: This is for my own safety-

Yurika: Okay, coward. 

Yurika: Actually, who will even execute me if it comes to it? 

Yurika: Or more like.. when it comes to it?

Miki: Now that I think about it..

Miki: I-I don't know.

Eiji: I was hoping that I would be the one doing the execution.

Hinode: Jackalope never mentioned anything about how the executions happen, but..

Hinode: .. I have a feeling that it's not gonna be our job.

Miki: Huh?

Hinode: We're responsible only for the prisoners' verdicts and what happens after that.

Hinode: Death penalty sounds like a big deal. Like, it's nothing like Eiji-san's punishments or the memory machine.

Hinode: So I don't think that we'll be the ones doing it.

Eiji and Miki: ...

Yurika: ..Who the fuck is Jackalope?

Yurika: And hellooooo, can we get started already?

Yurika: Actually, I have a question for you all.

Miki: But we're supposed to interrogate you and-

Yurika: Take a look at this.

Miki: ..It looks like a letter.

Yurika: Oh, it sure does. Now, do you remember what I got for Christmas?

Miki: ...

Yurika: Come onnnn, Miki. Think, think, think.

Miki: .. A-are you implying that I wrote this?

Yurika: Ohh, and why do you think that I'm blaming only you for this? You're not the only guard here, you know?

Yurika: Unless you see yourself as the only guard.

Miki: ...

Hinode: Yurika-san, may I ask what does the letter say?

Yurika: No, you may not.

Yurika: Look, I know my manager's handwriting. And this was not written by her.

Yurika: .. I have to admit that the way in which the letter is written.. sounds a lot like something she would say.

Hinode: .. Now this is interesting.

Hinode: So, the handwriting is different, but if you ignore that, the letter looks like something she would write?

Yurika: .. What are you implying?

Hinode: Well, you see, Yurika-san, we still don't know what exactly your other job was.

Hinode: So I was thinking, if it was something really dangerous and illegal, what if-

Yurika: Don't you say another word.

Yurika: You're trying to say that she's associated with Milgram in some way, right?

Hinode: Well, they couldn't just take ten random people and-

Yurika: She wouldn't do that.

Yurika: She wouldn't do this to me.

Yurika: I'll tell you what my other job was, just don't even think of blaming her for all of this.

Yurika: .. Takame-san wasn't an angel. But she was one to me. 

Yurika: She did a lot of things that this society would call evil, but she gave me money, food and a place I could call home. 

Yurika: .. She wouldn't just send me here for no reason.

Hinode: But what if she had a reason-

Yurika: If you keep acting like this, I'll start thinking you're the one who wrote the letter.

Eiji: Why do you even care about this letter so much? It's like you care about it more than your verdict.

Yurika: 'Cause my verdict doesn't matter. 

Yurika: You all will just keep playing with our lives, voting us innocent or guilty based on your own likes and dislikes, so in the end there will never be any true justice for the victims. Or us, if you still care about us.

Eiji: ...

Yurika: So why should I care? Go on, vote a guy like Kei innocent. Do it! His crimes don't matter as long as he's attractive!

Yurika: Do it. Fucking kill me already. 

Yurika: Just at least answer my question first.

Yurika: .. Who wrote the letter?

Miki: .. We don't know either. Sorry.

Yurika: ...

Yurika: .. Fine. 

Yurika: *sighs* Anyway, you wanna know about my other job, right?

Miki: Yes. 

Miki: And we want to know what exactly you did to your victims and why.

Yurika: .. Well, what do you think my other job was?

Yurika: Hey, Eiji, have any theories?

Eiji: .. I can definitely say that it's something you've done many times and it's also something you were okay with doing for the money. 

Eiji: Your second video also made me feel like.. It's something you were taught to see as a good thing.

Eiji: Maybe you even saw it as a way to.. help people in some way.

Miki: "Eiji-san is really trying his best.. I guess I should've expected that he would know a lot about stuff like that because of his family.."

Miki: ".. But he has never actually killed anyone, right?"

Eiji: .. Hey. 

Eiji: Did you have to be really careful while doing it? 

Yurika: .. Y-yeah. Yeah, I've made a few mistakes before, but with Takame-san's help, I-

Eiji: You got a lot of money for it, right?

Yurika: Definitely more than what I got for working at a maid cafe.

Eiji: Did it feel gross? 

Yurika: What kind of question is that?!

Yurika: I-I mean, imagine a girl like me, who was so used to always getting what she wants no matter what, suddenly going through someone's insides-

Yurika: !

Hinode: ...

Miki: .. W-what..

Yurika: .. Haha. You got me. Congrats.

Eiji: .. Was it organ harvesting?

Yurika: .. Yeah. Yeah. 

Yurika: That's what I was ready to do for a living. I was that desperate.

Yurika: Just so you understand. Yes, we kidnapped people. Yes, we killed them.

Yurika: Yes, most of those people were our customers. That's one of the reasons why Takame-san came up with the idea of having a maid cafe.

Yurika: Look, fine, I killed more than ten of those guys to have their organs harvested, but who cares?! 

Yurika: Like, yes, it was some kind of.. you know, black market stuff that I never bothered to learn more about and Takame-san never told me and just said to see it as a good thing, because maybe their organs will actually be useful or something..

Yurika: BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THEM?! MOST OF THEM LIVED ALONE, THEY HAD NO ONE TO MISS THEM, NOBODY CARES WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM!

Yurika: SO MANY OF THEM HAVE HARASSED ME AND MY COWORKERS NOT ONCE, BUT MULTIPLE TIMES! TAKAME-SAN TOLD ME THAT THEY DESERVED TO DIE!

Miki: ...

Eiji: ...

Eiji: .. They.. really did not deserve to live.

Yurika: Right?! I just.. I just..

Yurika: *starts crying* I just.. I didn't want to feel like I was.. 

Yurika: Doing something bad..

Yurika: Takame-san kept saying that it's okay..

Yurika: "It's their fault", "We're not in the wrong"..

Yurika: S-she always hugged me after we were done and tried to comfort me..

Yurika: E-even if I fucked things up, e-even if I cried, even if I said I can't do it a-anymore..

Yurika: I-it's like.. s-she really.. loved me..

Hinode: .. So if those murders weren't really.. your fault, since you were only an accomplice..

Hinode: It's safe to assume that you're here for something you've done on your own?

Yurika: Takame-san helped me with it, of course, but..

Yurika: I-it was mostly my idea.

Yurika: T-that's probably why I'm here.

Miki: ..W-why did you kill them?

Yurika: .. One of them was really curious about my job, for whatever reason.

Yurika: Probably because she had a blog and didn't know what to post about or something..

Yurika: A-and she just.. kept getting on my nerves.

Yurika: She wanted to learn everything about me. Sometimes it felt like she was literally stalking me.

Miki: ".. Her first interrogation.."

Yurika: Her brother helped her too. So, uh, eventually they did find out and..

Yurika: .. I-I couldn't do this anymore.

Yurika: I needed them to die. 

Yurika: "How could you do something like this just for money?" SHUT UP! SHUT UP, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ME!

Yurika: They needed to die. They deserved to die.

Yurika: I-it's okay, nobody would miss them anyway.. Who cares.. 

Yurika: Sure, they were pretty, I guess, they were popular, I guess..

Yurika: But it's fine, it's fine, it's fine, it's fine, it's fine, it's fine..

Eiji: .. She's losing it.

Miki: I-I can see that.

Hinode: Since her manager is not with her, she's trying to comfort herself without her help.

Hinode: And I don't think it's working.

(bell rings, machinery sounds)

Eiji: We should extract her video. Hopefully she doesn't realize what's happening.

Miki: R-right..

Miki: Prisoner-

Yurika: NO!

Yurika: PLEASE, I DON'T WANT TO DO IT AGAIN!

Yurika: YOU'RE JUST GOING TO VOTE ME GUILTY AGAIN! YOU JUST WANT TO KILL ME ALREADY, DON'T YOU?!

Eiji: Didn't you say that you're okay with that?!

Yurika: SHUT UP, I'VE REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT MY LIFE IS! 

Yurika: Or.. no, no, it's not important at all..

Yurika: Actually.. I don't think anyone would care if I died.. Even Takame-san..

Yurika: .. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DIE!

Yurika: PLEASE, DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH ME, PUNISH ME IN ANY WAY YOU WANT, USE MY BODY AS A TOY TO PLAY WITH, FORCE ME TO BECOME A MAID EVEN FOR THE FUTURE PRISONERS OR SOMETHING!

Yurika: JUST PLEASE, DON'T-

Yurika: ...

Yurika: H-huh?..

Yurika: What is going on?..

Miki: "Looks like the machine worked.."

Miki: Hey. Hey, you're okay. 

Miki: You're fine.

Yurika: W-who are you?.. W-what is this place?

Yurika: What are you-

Miki: Prisoner 008, Yurika, for the last time, sing your sins.

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[ Yurika's Trial 3 MV: Secret Ingredient ]

The video starts with showing us a dark forest. We can see a young man and woman walking, looks like they're around the same age. They look nervous, but for some reason they keep going and it looks like they're looking for something or someone. 

"Hey, hey, what are you two doing here?

Maybe you should stop sticking your nose into other people's business?

Come on, just let me live!

Like what do you want me to do? Reward you and say how brave you are?"

Suddenly, they hear someone's steps and while the man tries to leave, the woman makes him stay and listens closer to the steps. She tries to follow that mysterious person and she's really determined to find them. She sees that person's footprints and as she stops to take a closer look, we can see someone sneaking up from behind and hitting her on the head with something that looks like a broom.

"Oh well, don't say I didn't warn you

This is what happens to disgusting people like you

Justice? Morals? Oh, shut up!

You would do the same if you were me"

The woman opens her eyes. She's sitting on a chair and everything around her looks like it's made out of candy. The colors are very cute and nice to look at. She notices that she's not alone and someone is sitting in front of her. That someone smiles and waves their hand at her.

It's Yurika who looks like she's dressed as a witch. 

"So you wanted to know what I do? Let me give you a tour!

Trust me, it's 100% safe

Nobody gets out of here alive, but that's okay!

You wouldn't want to continue living after being here"

The woman gets more nervous and she tries to talk to Yurika, but Yurika doesn't seem interested and instead turns to the door. The door opens and Takame, who is also dressed up as a witch, walks in. Yurika smiles and runs up to Takame to hug her. Takame smiles back and pats her on the head. 

"But I have everything I've ever wanted here

This is my home, it's perfect for someone like me

I've found love, money, warmth and my purpose

I guess you could say I'm completely satisfied"

The woman meanwhile tries to leave, but fails because Takame notices and pushes Yurika away. Yurika doesn't seem to mind and even seems excited about what Takame is about to do. The woman falls on the floor because of how scared she is. Takame simply smiles at her and claps her hands. 

Everything goes dark.

Now it's the man opening his eyes. The scene takes place outside of the house and both him and the woman from earlier are tied up. Yurika laughs at them as Takame is making a fire with her magic. 

"What do you two think you're doing? Hey, hey, don't you know it's dangerous here?

Well, it's your fault now, shouldn't have taken a walk in the woods when it's this dark

What should we do with you? Should we tie you up? Should we cut off your limbs?

I bet you two taste like fear and betrayal, let me take a bite!"

The woman looks at the fire and at their ropes and it looks like she's asking Yurika what's going on. Yurika smiles and pulls out a knife. The woman starts shaking as Yurika gets closer to her and gets surprised when Yurika cuts her ropes. 

"So you want to know why am I like this? Why do I do this?

Don't I feel any shame? Don't I feel any guilt?

Here's the thing: no matter how many times you point at me and say "Guilty"

I won't feel anything, I'm too busy trying to survive"

The woman thinks that she's free for a moment, but then we see her face expression suddenly change and it looks like she's in great pain. We see Yurika stabbing her in the stomach, but the blood looks.. weird. It's pastel pink and sparkly. Yurika doesn't even look at the man and simply walks past him and we see that the reason why he didn't do anything at all and why we haven't seen much of him is because he was already close to dying because of being stabbed in the chest and now he's clearly dead while his eyes are still open. His blood is the same as the woman's.

"I just want to live, I just want to live

Can someone let me live a normal life

I've never wanted this, but it looks like I was born for this

It's like I was born to be a witch ready to be burned"

Takame walks up to the man and puts her hand on his chest. It's unclear what she's trying to do at first, but then we see her trying to make the wound bigger and "opening up" his chest, making everything even more bloody. She tries to grab something out of his wound and it's revealed to be some candies. She throws them and Yurika quickly catches them and puts them inside of a bucket that has a Halloween pumpkin drawn on it. Later, we see that the bucket is completely full and that Takame is now doing the same thing with the woman and Yurika is helping her. Their hands are bloody and they have some blood on their faces and clothes as well, but they don't care. 

"Actually, I think what I do is great!

We're helping people, at least that's what I want to believe

Don't blame me, blame the system

Blame the society, just please, blame everyone but me!"

When they're finally done, Takame gives Yurika a nod and Yurika excitedly runs up to the fire and starts burning the bodies. The bodies start to melt, looking like they were made out of ice cream or something similar. At least we can say for sure that the bodies look like they definitely aren't human. 

"I just wanted to live, I still want to live

Don't hunt me down, don't light me on fire

I still have something to hope for, something to fight for, something to live for

Something to kill for, something to destroy for, something I'm too scared to die for"

When the bodies are gone, Takame walks up to Yurika and holds her hand. Yurika blushes and looks really happy. They watch the fire become brighter and brighter and they start to dance. While dancing, Yurika trips and it looks like she's about to fall.

"So just save me with your love-shaped candy already-"

The setting changes completely. It looks like some kind of dark room. We can see blood on the walls. It's dark red. It's real human blood and not like what we've seen earlier. We hear something being dropped on the floor. The music stops playing. We hear Yurika say "I'll go get it". We can hear her steps.

Suddenly, we see Yurika, with empty eyes, messy hair, a medical mask, and it looks like she's looking for what she had dropped. Except it looks like we're looking at her from the POV of that thing. She grabs us with her hand.

The video ends.

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[ 𝙷𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚜𝚊𝚔𝚒 𝙰𝚒𝚖𝚒'𝚜 𝚃𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝟹 𝚅𝙳] 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙴𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝙵𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙𝚜

AIMI TIME!! honestly, i really can't say what kind of verdict would be better for her. i have no idea how her trial will go this time..

Warnings for Aimi's VD: mentions of toxic family dynamics and bullying, Aimi's murder method is discussed and implied to be very brutal, but the description is not detailed.

Warnings for Aimi's MV: themes of bullying and toxic relationships between Aimi and her accomplice and also her classmates. One of the characters gets their head cut off.

(sounds of footsteps)

Hinode: Sorry for dozing off like that, Miki-san.. I just got so tired all of a sudden..

Miki: It's kinda weird to hear that from someone who.. you know, said all of that to Miyagawa-san.

Hinode: Hm? What do you mean?

Miki: Well, I really didn't expect you to be so.. harsh, maybe?

Hinode: *laughs* Harsh? Please, Miki-san, I was just trying to learn more about his crime, that's all.

Miki: B-but it sounded like you had everything figured out already-

Hinode: Are you ready to interrogate the second prisoner? I promise, I'll try my best not to fall asleep this time.

Miki: .. Okay.

(the door opens)

Miki: Hello-

Miki: H-huh?!

(sounds of someone running up to her and pulling her in a hug)

Aimi: Hehe.. Hello, Miki-chan~

Aimi: It's so nice to finally see you.. I've missed you so much..

Aimi: Don't you know it's bad to just leave your best friend like that?

Miki: .. P-please let go of me.

Hinode: W-why do I feel like a third wheel in this situation?..

Aimi: Hmph..

(sounds of Aimi letting Miki go and sitting down)

Aimi: So, a third trial..

Aimi: Well, I have nothing to worry about, right, Miki-chan?

Miki: .. Y-you're really.. talkative today.

Hinode: Which is surprising, considering you don't talk to other prisoners that much anymore.

Aimi: Ah, about that..

Aimi: I just don't really understand why I should continue trying to become friends with them.

Aimi: Let's be honest here, all of them are sick in the head.

Miki: ?

Miki: But didn't you say that you like all of them and want to be friends with them-

Aimi: I really did like them.

Aimi: But.. Then I looked at them, saw how they act after being voted guilty or even after being voted innocent and..

Aimi: And I was like, "Damn, they really are murderers, aren't they?" *laughs*

Miki: .. You sound weird, Hanasaki-san. It doesn't sound like you at all-

Aimi: Aimi-chan.

Miki: Wh-

Aimi: Call me "Aimi-chan". Like a good friend would. 

Aimi: No, no, like a best friend would!

Hinode: I-I think we should start the interrogation-

Aimi: I'm sorry, was I speaking to you? 

Miki: .. Aimi-chan, what's going on?

Miki: You've changed. You're like a completely different person now.

Miki: Maybe that's just Milgram's influence-

Aimi: Um.. Here's the thing, Miki-chan. 

Aimi: I'll tell you a little secret, because you really are my best friend. You've forgiven me like two times already, surely you will forgive me this time too, right?

Aimi: Again, like a good friend.

Aimi: (to Hinode) .. Close your ears.

Hinode: Huh?

Aimi: You're not in my friend list. So close your ears.

Hinode: Um.. O-okay?

Aimi: So, Miki-chan.. I don't know how I should tell you this, especially because I don't know what you've seen in my videos and what you haven't..

Aimi: But.. Honestly, I always was like this.

Aimi: I don't know if there's something wrong with my behavior. I don't know if it's weird or if I'm being rude.

Aimi: You probably just see me as a cute and shy girl who went through something terrible and who deserves pity.

Aimi: You see me as a victim. A perfect and fragile victim.

Aimi: And.. You're kinda right, actually. 

Aimi: I.. I did not deserve to be treated like that. It took me quite a lot of time to realize that, but.. I really did not deserve to be bullied.

Aimi: So who am I? I'm a victim, right? And being a victim means it wasn't my fault, right?

Miki: Actually, about that..

Miki: Something about your story doesn't add up, Aimi-chan.

Aimi: Oh? W-what exactly?

Miki: .. So you admit that you were bullied, right?

Aimi: *nods* Yes. My classmates never were my friends, even though I wanted to believe that they were.

Miki: But.. why were you bullied?

Miki: Obviously, sometimes it just happens without any reason. Sometimes people can just.. be really cruel. 

Miki: But I just don't understand why someone would want to-

Aimi: Does that matter to you, Miki-chan?

Aimi: Hey.. If it turned out that my classmates had a reason to bully me..

Aimi: Would you stop being friends with me?

Aimi: Would you leave me? Would you betray me? Would you stab me in the back and leave me to die and choke on my own blood? 

Aimi: You wouldn't do that, right? 'Cause you're a good friend, Miki-chan.

Miki: .. You're asking me if I would vote you guilty, right?

Aimi: *stands up* I DON'T CARE ABOUT VERDICTS, TRIALS AND ALL THAT SHIT!

Aimi: I JUST WANT A FRIEND! I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO TALK TO, TO HANG OUT WITH, TO HAVE FUN WITH!

Aimi: .. So tell me, Miki-chan, would you stop being friends with me if it turned out that my classmates had a reason to bully me?

Miki: ...

Hinode: I'm so sorry, but I really want to ask you one question-

Aimi: Again, I don't remember being friends with-

Hinode: But Aimi-san, why do you think that you are friends with Miki-san?

Aimi: .. Huh?

Hinode: Miki-san, do you see Aimi-san as a friend?

Miki: ...

Miki: .. A-Aimi-chan is a really kind and sweet person.

Hinode: .. But do you see her as a friend?

Miki: ...

Aimi: .. Miki-chan?

Miki: .. Hinode-san, why exactly are you asking me this?

Hinode: Well, you see, of course we can form relationships with the prisoners.

Hinode: We become attached to them, we become friends with them, maybe even develop feelings for them.

Hinode: But.. I honestly don't think that you two really are friends.

Hinode: Aimi-san, again, why do you think Miki-san is your friend?

Aimi: .. S-she has forgiven me like two times already.

Aimi: I-I'm innocent in her eyes. So that means she loves me, right?

Aimi: That means you will never betray me, right, Miki-san?

Aimi: We're friends! Best friends even!

Aimi: So please.. Say that we're friends. Call me your friend.

Miki: ...

Aimi: Miki-chan, please-

Miki: S-so about your crime.

(sounds of Aimi trying hard not to cry)

Aimi: .. Whatever. Ask me whatever you want. I don't care anymore.

Miki: ".. I don't know what I want to ask her anymore."

Miki: "Maybe I should start with what she said last time?"

Miki: You said that your accomplice is dead, right?

Aimi: .. Yep. Sure is.

Miki: .. You killed him, didn't you?

Aimi: Did you see that in my video?

Miki: .. Yes.

Aimi: .. Yeah, I killed him. 

Aimi: But I guess you could say I killed my classmates too.

Aimi: I mean.. He came up with it, but I played along.

Aimi: I never tried to stop him. I was scared, I was really scared, but I couldn't say no to him.

Aimi: He always made me so uncomfortable, but I just couldn't stop him.

Aimi: He wanted to protect me. In his own insane way, yes, but he really did want to protect me.

Miki: .. And that was almost like having a friend, right?

Miki: A friend that wants to protect you so bad that he's ready to kill someone for you.

Aimi: .. *starts crying*

Aimi: I.. I killed him because I got scared..

Aimi: I saw their corpses and- 

Aimi: H-he tried to hug me right after that. I hugged him back, but-

Aimi: I-it was all just too much.

Miki: .. It was your brother, right?

Aimi: *nods* Y-yeah. I'm tired of saying that he's just very overprotective because..

Aimi: He.. He was worse than that.

Aimi: He was.. very controlling. He knew literally everything about me and my schedule. He knew everything about the people I talk to. If I said hi to a random stray cat on the way home, he somehow still managed to know about that.

Hinode: .. He sounds like a nightmare.

Aimi: That's because he was one.

Aimi: I could go into detail, but like.. You get it. I have no idea what was wrong with him, but he really was like that.

Miki: .. How did your classmates die?

Aimi: .. S-so I've told you that my family owns a theme park, right? I-I invited my classmates there.

Aimi: Y-you know, like I went "Hey, my family is so cool and rich, wanna go to this park we own?" And of course, they agreed. 

Aimi: Heh, they even forgot about how much they hate me..

Aimi: A-and, um.. Some of the rides actually weren't working properly a few days before that.

Aimi: Our parents knew about it, but they kept the park opened because.. You know, money, all that stuff.

Aimi: A-and my brother also made sure to bribe the people who were working there so that they won't try to fix them.

Miki: .. Are you telling me that your classmates went on those rides?

Aimi: *nods* I've told them that those rides were the most fun ones.

Miki: ...

Miki: .. T-they couldn't just all die from that, right?

Hinode: Miki-san, remember the second video? 

Hinode: There.. was a lot of blood.

Aimi: When I say "they weren't working properly", I mean "somebody could literally fall from those rides and end up breaking all their bones or just turn into a bloody mess".

Miki: ...

Miki: S-so all those kids-

(bell rings, machinery sounds)

Aimi: All of them died. Probably. At least most of them did.

Miki: T-that's.. A-and you killed your brother right after that too?

Aimi: Yes. And I just left right after that.

Hinode: Miki-san, you look pale. Do you need some water?

Miki: .. Aimi-chan. Just tell me one thing.

Miki: Do you regret your murder? Or murders, whatever.

Aimi: .. I think I just found my classmates' corpses scary. And the fact that I helped my brother kill them as well.

Aimi: As for my brother's murder..

Aimi: I'm just glad he's dead.

Miki: .. I see.

Aimi: Miki-chan-

Aimi: Ah.. No, that's not right.

Aimi: Guard 002-san, I will be forgiven again this time, right?

Miki: It all depends on your video-

Aimi: I was about to say that if you vote me guilty, I will just kill all of the other prisoners and then myself, but like, you've already betrayed me, so it doesn't matter anymore.

Aimi: I'm doing it anyway.

Miki: .. What?

Miki: What do you mean by that, Aimi-chan?

Aimi: Please don't call me Aimi-chan ever again and extract the video.

Hinode: Miki-san, we really don't have that much time left.

Hinode: I'm sure the third prisoner is already waiting for us.

Miki: But how do you even plan to kill the prisoners?!

Aimi: EXTRACT THE FUCKING VIDEO!

Miki: .. Prisoner 002, Aimi, please sing your sins. 

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[ Aimi's Trial 3 MV: Blooming Connection ]

The video starts with showing us a dark garden full of nothing but dead plants. Aimi is standing in the middle of it alone and her eyes are completely empty. Suddenly, someone walks up to her and gives her a flower seed. She looks at it more closely and her eyes start to look much brighter and her expression is more hopeful.

"Ah, nothing is working out, making friends shouldn't be this hard

My high school life was supposed to be all fun and smiles

Maybe they're shy? Maybe they're not interested? Oh well

I'll leave them no choice but to become friends with me!"

The scene changes and now it's a classroom. Aimi walks in and watches her classmates talk to each other, laugh and have fun. She starts handing every single classmate a flower and most of them appreciate the gesture and find the flowers beautiful. Aimi smiles at them and walks to another classmate and gives her a flower as well. However, this time the classmate politely rejects it.

"Buying their friendship isn't a big deal

That's how you do it in the adults' world

I guess you could say it's my love language

So come on, say that you love me, everybody!"

Aimi.. doesn't take it well and stands there, refusing to believe that someone could've said no to her. Her expression starts to become more and more scary and suddenly, she jumps at her and makes the girl fall on the floor. 

"Come on, accept my gift, tell me you're grateful, tell me how thoughtful I am

Did I do great? Am I a good friend? I know I am, I know I am

"This flower reminds me of you" I'm the sweetest person you've ever met, right?

"Sorry, but I gotta go" Hey, what do you think you're doing?"

Aimi keeps pulling her hair, beating her and yelling at her and other classmates are struggling to make her let the girl go. When they finally manage to do so, they look terrified and don't want to look Aimi in the eyes. Aimi's hair is messed up, she's breathing heavily and she doesn't seem to regret what she did.

We're in the garden again and it looks like the flowers are starting to grow. Aimi doesn't seem that happy about it though and we can see someone putting their hand on her shoulder in attempt to comfort her. She can only sigh and continue looking at the flower, almost like she's expecting something from it.

"I can still become friends with them, right? I can still eat lunch with them, right?

They will smile at me, right? Say that I'm a good friend, right?

'Cause I'm a good friend, 'cause I'm a good friend

'Cause I'm a good friend, 'cause I'm INNOCENT"

The school setting again. Aimi is arguing with another classmate. Aimi is crying and pointing her finger at her, but the other girl is trying to prove to others that she's innocent and she didn't do anything. The others believe her and walk away with her, leaving Aimi alone. Then we can see a classmate yelling at Aimi and the pink-haired girl looking scared, but other classmates don't try to support or protect her at all and they nod and agree with everything that classmate is saying. We can see another flower lying on the floor next to Aimi. 

"So ungrateful, so damn ungrateful

So many gifts and all for nothing

I guess there really is no connection between us

I hate them so much, but I still need friends to survive"

Back in the garden, more and more flowers appear and Aimi still looks worried about something. Someone is standing next to her, but we can only see their silhouette and it actually feels like Aimi is trying her best to forget that person, since all the angles that we can see them from don't let us see any details of their design. Aimi turns to that person and nods, meaning that she's ready to finally do something.

"Maybe revenge is fine, maybe revenge is the right option

I want them to feel the pain they made me go through

I guess I'll try to buy their friendship one last time"

The door opens and Aimi walks into the classroom again. Her hair is a mess and she has dark circles under her eyes and she has a lot of bandaids on her body, just like in the first season. She walks to her classmates and shows them a beautiful bouquet of flowers from her garden. The classmates actually like it a lot and take the bouquet from her. She has nothing else to do but to watch them have fun, but if you look closer, you can see that their hands are bleeding while they're holding the bouquet. 

Aimi does look worried at first, but then she shakes her head and closes her eyes. When she opens them, she's in her garden again and her garden is even more colorful than before. Aimi also looks completely different: she has a crown on her head, she's wearing a beautiful princess-like dress, she has flowers in her hair and she has a sword in her hand as well. When she looks down, she sees a young man with dark pink hair and eyes that look similar to hers, but also have darker colors, getting down on one knee before her. It's like she's about to make him her knight. 

"Thank you for protecting me, thank you for staying by my side

Our connection is strong, the flowers of our friendship are blooming

Let's stay together forever, 'cause you're such a good friend"

Surprisingly, she smiles, but when the man opens his eyes, he suddenly goes pale and looks shocked. We can still see Aimi smiling, but now there is blood on her sword. 

"And such a terrible brother"

The man's head falls on the floor and she turns to her flowers and she notices some weird movement there. It's like someone is.. trying to come up from under the ground? 

A hand. And another hand. And another one. There's someone's head too- Oh, it's actually the classmate from the beginning of the video, the one who refused to take her flower.

"Finally, my true friends are here

They've grown from the seeds of my despair and sorrow

Finally, I can say that I love them

And they will never reject me"

More and more classmates are starting to appear and they look a lot like zombies. A lot of them are covered in injuries and those injuries look terrifying and you can tell that whatever killed them wasn't kind to them at all. Also, it looks like Aimi used their dead bodies as fertilizer. They're starting to surround Aimi, but she doesn't look worried at all. She actually looks happy. 

"I'm the sweetest person you've ever met, right?

I'm the best friend you've ever had, right?

Come on, give me a hug and say that you forgive me"

For the first time in this video, she turns to her classmates and gives them a sincere smile, but then, everything suddenly goes dark. We can only hear a sound of something being torn apart and falling on the ground. The video ends.

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juuuuuuust a little bit curious about something. don't mind me making more polls instead of posting actual content i'm analyzing you all and studying you all in a lab so that i know how to hurt all of you more /j

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[ 𝙼𝚒𝚢𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚠𝚊 𝙰𝚔𝚒𝚘'𝚜 𝚃𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝟹 𝚅𝙳] 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚁𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝-𝙷𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚗'𝚜 𝙱𝚎𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚢𝚊𝚕

time to judge the prisoners let's go! the first pair is akio and aimi as always. i feel like i know what akio's trial 3 verdict is going to be but when it comes to aimi.. i'm not so sure.

Warnings for Akio's VD: descriptions of murder and violence (specifically hanging), a mention of a character throwing up.

Warnings for Akio's MV: toxic relationship themes, hanging

(sounds of footsteps)

Hinode: So.. Time to interrogate the first prisoner.

Hinode: Hopefully, I'll have enough energy to interrogate all ten of them, haha.

Miki: Well, if something happens, we can rely on Eiji-san.

Hinode: Um, Miki-san.. I'm not sure when Eiji-san will be able to join us-

Miki: But he will join us, right?

Hinode: .. Y-yeah, definitely.

Miki: So we have nothing to be worried about, right?

Miki: "I just.. hope that he will forgive me for voting Kei-san innocent."

(the door opens)

Hinode: Hello, Akio-san. I hope you're ready for your interrogation.

Hinode: How are you feeling-

Akio: I'd prefer it if we could just get started already.

Hinode: .. O-okay then.

Miki: "There's a screen on the wall.. Is Eiji-san supposed to appear on it?"

Miki: "There's probably a screen like that in every single cell then.."

(sounds of Hinode and Miki sitting down)

Miki: We'll start with a few questions that aren't related to your crime, but to your life in Milgram instead.

Miki: As we.. you know.. usually do.

Miki: What can you tell us about your condition?

Akio: .. It's fine. Definitely better than what it used to be, at least.

Akio: I can read and write again, but uh..

Akio: I still need help sometimes. My head still hurts a lot too.

Akio: .. Will I always have that scar there?

Hinode: Your injury was very serious, so I wouldn't be surprised if it did stay there for a while or even for the rest of your life.

Hinode: I'm still not sure how you got treated.. From what I've seen, that injury really was bad..

Hinode: Like.. How are you still alive?

Akio: ...

Hinode: O-oh, sorry, a weird question, I know, haha..

Akio: .. I actually don't know how much I have left.

Miki: Huh?

Akio: I mean, sure, maybe I feel better at the moment, but what if you vote me guilty again this time? 

Akio: If you punish me again, I.. 

Akio: ...

Akio: Yeah, I'll die for sure.

Hinode: Well, we can just make your punishment more psychological in nature, right? Also, let's not assume your future verdict for now. It's better if we don't make any predictions until we learn more about your crime and watch your video.

Akio: Heh, like a punishment like that would be any better.

Akio: .. Will my body still be like this if I'm able to get out?

Akio: H-how will I explain this to my parents..

Miki: "I've never thought about this actually.." 

Hinode: I'm sure that you'll be able to finally get actual help if you're able to leave. Let's be more optimistic about it.

Miki: "And we still don't know who exactly treated Miyagawa-san.."

Miki: "If this place has a doctor, shouldn't we know about them? And why didn't they help us during the second trial?"

Miki: "Oh, right."

Miki: Miyagawa-san, do you remember anything about the person who treated your injury? 

Akio: Um.. I wouldn't say I was fully conscious when it happened and I couldn't open my eyes, but I think I heard someone talking.

Akio: I think it was a man's voice. Probably around, uh..

Akio: This guy's age.

Hinode: M-my name is Hinode-

Akio: Whatever.

Miki: "So, a man in his twenties.."

Miki: "It's a shame that Miyagawa-san couldn't see what he looked like, I wonder if he's actually very attractive-"

Miki: ".. This personality trait of mine is getting annoying."

Miki: Ah, do you remember what he was talking about, Miyagawa-san?

Akio: I think he was just mostly talking to himself?.. Just rambling about stuff.

Akio: He probably assumed that I was completely unconscious, so he felt like he could talk about anything he wanted.

Akio: .. I remember him saying something about the prison guards though. 

Miki: Prison guards?..

Hinode: So.. He was talking about us, huh?..

Akio: Maybe. I have no idea, my memories are really blurry.

Akio: .. Can we talk about my murder already?

Miki: Oh, uh, s-sure, but..

Miki: .. Don't you want to talk about the other prisoners too? Like, what's your relationship with-

Akio: How is it supposed to be related to my murder? You're here to solve it, or what?

Hinode: Your current relationships can say a lot about your past, so-

Akio: Stop trying to sound smart, nobody cares. 

Hinode: O-okay.

Akio: .. My relationship with Riku is better now. That's all I'm going to say.

Miki: "He's calling him by his first name.."

Miki: "Wait, didn't he-"

Miki: ".. I should ask him about that."

Miki: Thank you for saving him, Miyagawa-san. Even though you've almost died because of what he said to you, you still saved his life. 

Miki: Hehe, you really are a good person.

Akio: Shut up.

Miki: ".. Maybe he felt guilty about his murder and that's why he tried to save someone's life?.."

Miki: What about your relationship with Hanasaki-san? Are you still close?

Akio: .. She's been acting weird lately. I do not like that.

Miki: "Weird"? What do you mean?

Akio: You know exactly what I'm talking about. I mean, she doesn't talk to anyone except you nowadays.

Akio: It's like she's obsessed with you or something.

Hinode: Just like your accomplice was obsessed with you?

Akio: !

Akio: .. So we're gonna talk about that, huh.

Akio: Okay, bring it on.

Hinode: So, if we were to tell the story of your crime..

Hinode: There were three main characters: your accomplice, Saito Arata-san, your victim, Kitami Chise-san, and well, of course, you. 

Hinode: You were in charge of all the planning when it came to the murder and you also were the one who really hated Chise-san, meanwhile Arata-san was the one who did all the dirty work. A king would never kill someone with his own hands, he needs an executioner for that, right?

Akio: .. Are you making fun of me?

Hinode: But then, something went wrong between you and Arata-san. Perhaps it was some kind of argument? Maybe one of you didn't like the plan so much? Maybe one of you suddenly felt sorry for Chise-san?

Hinode: Maybe something went wrong in the middle of the murder?

Akio: ...

Hinode: Actually, Miki-san, I'm surprised you and Eiji-san never asked Akio-san about this very important part of his murder.

Miki: Huh? What are you talking about-

Hinode: I'm talking about the murder method.

Hinode: How exactly did you plan to kill him, Akio-san?

Akio: .. I'm sure you saw something like that in my videos. I mean, they're supposed to show my murder, right?

Miki: "I remember seeing something like that in his second video.. What was it.."

Miki: ".. Oh."

Miki: Miyagawa-san, this might be a weird question, but..

Miki: .. Did Kitami-san die by hanging?

Akio: !

Akio: W-wait.. Y-you really saw it?

Miki: There was a lot of.. hanging symbolism in one of your videos. 

Hinode: Fitting for someone who saw himself as a king of his class. It's a pretty popular execution method, after all.

Akio: I-I.. I didn't think you'd actually.. see it..

Hinode: There's one thing that really bothers me though.

Hinode: Akio-san, why exactly did you go with hanging as your murder method?

Akio: ...

Akio: I thought it was.. easy to do.

Akio: Like.. we just needed a rope and a stool and that's all..

Hinode: Hmm, I'm sure there must be more to it.

Hinode: You really hated Chise-san, right? So why go easy on him?

Hinode: If you do it right, hanging is supposed to be quick, right? You know, neck snaps, ouch!.. And that's it, you're dead.

Hinode: Like, that's one of the reasons why it's such a popular execution method. Like, we're killing someone, but we're doing it so quickly, they won't realize what happened to them! We're so nice!

Hinode: .. I just don't understand why a king like you would go with an execution method like that.

Akio: .. I-

Hinode: Also, there was this scene in your second video..

Hinode: Like I've said, hanging is supposed to be quick. But..

Hinode: What did Chise-san look like, Akio-san?

Akio: Huh? Why do you need to know-

Hinode: Answer the question, please. This is an interrogation, after all.

Akio: .. Blond hair, dark pink eyes. Freckles. A stupid smile of his that always looks way too wide and annoying.

Hinode: Oh, so that's who we saw in that video.

Akio: !

Akio: Wh-

Akio: What are you-

Miki: So that boy really was Kitami-san..

Hinode: Then answer me this, Akio-san.

Hinode: If hanging is supposed to be quick and painless, why could we see so many bloody marks on his neck?

Akio: .. Ah..

Akio: I.. I-it..

Miki: Are you okay, Miyagawa-san?

Akio: I-it wasn't.. 

Akio: *stands up* IT WASN'T MY FAULT, OKAY?!

Akio: I'VE TOLD HIM THAT WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL, THAT WE SHOULD DO EVERYTHING ACCORDING TO MY PLAN, BUT HE DIDN'T LISTEN!

Akio: IT WAS ALL HIS IDEA! IT WAS HIS FAULT! HIS FAULT, HIS FAULT, HIS FAULT, HIS FAULT-

Miki: P-please calm down, Miyagawa-san, you're still injured-

Akio: ..  My head hurts. *sits down*

Hinode: So, by "his fault".. You mean Arata-san, right?

Akio: .. Yes.

Hinode: What did Arata-san do? 

Akio: .. W-we didn't just kill him.  

Akio: We, uh..

Akio: W-we tortured him.

Miki: You what??

Hinode: This boy committed murder, but you draw the line at torture?

Miki: N-no, it's just-

Akio: I-it was my idea too. Arata went along with it.

Akio: It's like he looked.. excited, even.

Akio: When Chise woke up, the rope was already on his neck. He started to panic and try to get the rope off, but then Arata made the stool shake and Chise quickly stopped.

Akio: He wasn't hanging exactly, he was just standing on it, but one wrong move could cost him his life.

Akio: A-and then I..

Akio: I-I started to taunt him and.. 

Akio: H-he never was the brightest student in class, so I just continued to ask him questions and make him solve problems and told him that if he keeps giving me the wrong answers, w-we will kill him.

Miki: ...

Miki: .. You're messed up, Miyagawa-san.

Hinode: So what happened after?

Akio: .. Arata moved the stool. Chise's neck did not break.

Akio: He continued to try to get the rope off his neck. He kept trying to say something.

Akio: .. T-this went for at least five minutes-

(sounds of Akio throwing up)

Miki: Miyagawa-san!

(sounds of Miki's footsteps)

Miki: Hinode-san, do you have anything-

Hinode: Here, you can wipe it off with this.

Hinode: So.. A botched execution, huh?

Miki: Hinode-san, thanks for helping. Now shut up, please.

Akio: T-this.. This is what I meant when I said that it never was m-my fault..

Akio: H-he told me he has experience with it.. T-that it really will be quick and painless..

Miki: "Experience with it?! So Miyagawa-san ended up here, but that guy didn't?!"

Akio: T-that's why I ran away right after w-we were done.. I-I couldn't even look at him anymore after that..

(bell rings, machinery sounds)

Miki: Miyagawa-san, before we extract your video, please answer one question. You can go and rest after this.

Akio: Wow, that's so nice of you, haha..

Miki: .. I noticed that you usually call everyone by their last names, but when it comes to people you're close with, you call them by their first names.

Miki: Like you called Hanasaki-san by her last name at first, but after she saved you, you started to call her by her first name.

Miki: So I just wanted to ask..

Miki: Why are you calling your victim "Chise" even though you claim you hated him?

Akio: ...

Akio: .. Isn't that for you to figure out?

Akio: You already got the murder method and my reaction to his death. You don't have to be a genius like me to put all these things together.

Miki: .. I see. Thank you.

Miki: Hinode-san- Ah, he's asleep.

Miki: Well then..

Miki: Prisoner 001, Akio, please sing your sins. 

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[ Akio's Trial 3 MV: Experiment: Failed ]

The video starts with showing us that Akio is sitting in some kind of lab and working on his computer, he's even dressed up as some kind of scientist. He is going through the files he has on his computer and suddenly notices something suspicious in one of them. But before he can open it, he gets distracted because Arata walks up to him, offers him some coffee and smiles at him. He seems to be a scientist working here too. 

"I'm the one who planned this, so trust me, it's gonna be fine

I'm the expert in this field, nothing can go wrong

This is what I tell myself every morning or otherwise I'll break down

Only your smile can keep me sane, so just stay here, it's gonna be fine"

Akio just sighs and accepts the coffee and forgets about the file. 

The video cuts to Akio explaining something to Arata and writing something on a chalkboard. Arata stands up and starts writing something on it too. Akio seems to disagree with him and starts correcting him. After a playful fight, they seem to finally agree on something and they shake their hands. 

"I'm the smart one here, the "genius child", that's what they call me

You're the strong one here, nothing scares you, that's what you've told me

Let's work together, I'll do the planning, you'll do the killing-

Oh, what did I just say? Well, whatever, it's just our secret code for.."

When they walk away, we can see the chalkboard better and we see that they've actually been playing Hangman all this time. 

Arata is now the one doing all the explaining and he seems to be very passionate about it. Akio is listening to him very intently and he can't stop staring at him. 

"I know there must be something deeply wrong with you, I can see it in your eyes

But I can't help but feel curious, let me put your messed up brain in a jar

I wasn't born to solve love problems, so let's just hope the answer isn't "Break up""

When you look closer, you can notice that one of his eyes is slowly becoming more pink, meanwhile the other one is becoming more green. But it looks like Arata has some work for Akio to do and he drops a stack of papers on his desk. 

"Solve the problem! You know the answer! Good job! I love you, love you, you can do it!

I can't concentrate with those words playing in my head!

Well, whatever, I know I'll get the best grade in loving you anyway

So keep looking at me, keep saying I'm a genius, please praise me once more"

Before Akio can say anything, Arata places his hand on his chin and looks him in the eyes. Akio blushes a bit and nods reluctantly. Right after that Arata walks away from him, not even taking a single look at him. Akio has no choice but to get to work.

On the next day, it looks like Akio spent the entire night working. He wakes up because he can hear someone talking and suddenly, Arata opens the door and Akio can see that Arata is not alone. He has brought Chise with him and the blond boy looks very excited to be here and he keeps looking around. 

For some reason, Akio looks terrified, but he tries to stay calm after Chise looks at him and gives him a smile. Chise's smile seems to be very different from Arata's and it feels more warm and sincere, meanwhile Arata's is simply more polite. 

"No, why did you do this? We're not ready yet, how am I supposed to act in this situation?

You don't know the whole truth, you don't know what happened between me and-"

Akio tries to look away from him and notices the way Arata is staring at both of them. He doesn't look pleased. Akio clenches his hands and nods and Arata looks to be happy with Akio agreeing to do something. 

"No, I can't turn back now. What's done is done, I'll do the planning, you'll do the-"

Akio continues to work on his computer meanwhile Arata seems to be testing some kind of machine on Chise and Chise doesn't mind, it actually looks like he's having fun. 

"An innocent victim? No, just a test subject, just another experiment

He's not that pure, that's what I want to believe

He'll fight back if he wants, don't let him fool you

Do whatever you want with him, I don't care at all"

Akio can't help but keep looking at them and then he remembers about the weird file and finally decides to check what's inside of it. Once he clicks on it, the computer screen suddenly goes red and the same happens to all the computers in the lab. 

"Ah, I knew this plan was a bad idea from the start

Even geniuses like me make mistakes sometimes, okay?!

I just got a bit too confident, I got lost in my pride

I beg you, don't point at me and call me an idiot"

Akio starts panicking and he runs to the machine that Arata was testing and it looks like the thing is malfunctioning. Akio tries to help Chise, but Arata puts his hand on his shoulder and once again, gives him a smile. 

"But you still tell me:

Solve the problem! You know the answer! Good job! I love you, love you, you can do it!

I can't concentrate with those words playing in my head!

Please comfort me, tell me everything's gonna be fine

I'm not going to be punished for my stupidity, right?"

Akio lets Chise's hand go and even tries to force a laugh and pretend everything is fine. 

But then, the whole "illusion" of a lab shatters and we're brought back to reality. Akio blinks and he sees that they're not in this super cool laboratory, but in a dark and creepy basement. He sees that this whole time they weren't testing a machine on Chise. They were actually trying to hang him. 

"It really was a bad idea from the start

Good boys like me aren't made for murder

Sorry for making you stain your hands like this

I'll lick all the blood off if it makes you feel better"

We can't see what happened to Chise in all the detail, but we can see his legs and his neck and there appear to be strange red marks on it. Even when most of his body can be seen, we can't make it out that well because of how dark the basement is and we can't see his face at all.

"Something went wrong, totally wrong

Something went wrong, oh so totally wrong

I admit my mistake, but don't punish me for it

It's too embarrassing for a king like me to beg for forgiveness"

Akio falls on the floor and covers his mouth with his hand and it looks like he's trying to calm himself down and pretend everything is okay again, but then he looks at Arata, hoping he can comfort him and to his horror, Arata can't stop staring at Chise's corpse and laughing. When Arata turns back to Akio, he looks way too excited for someone who just murdered an innocent person. 

"You are the problem! I know the answer! You did the job! I hate you, hate you, I can't do it!

I can't concentrate with those words playing in my head!

So let me run away from you like a coward would

Just to get obsessed with you later again"

He tries to grab Akio's hand, but Akio pushes him away and looks terrified. Akio runs away and leaves the house. It's raining outside and he keeps running until he trips and falls and sees a paper crown lying on the ground. It's in a terrible condition because of the rain and it has some dirt on it too, but Akio still reaches to grab it. It's in his hands now and Akio looks at it and smiles. It's a sad smile, but still, a smile.

"Maybe, one day, I will be noticed

Maybe, one day, I will be recognized

Maybe, one day, someone will smile at me again

Maybe, one day, I won't need anyone's praise anymore"

He continues to lie on the ground as more and more rain drops fall on the paper crown. The video ends.

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[ 𝚂𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚍𝚊 𝙺𝚎𝚒'𝚜 𝚃𝟹 𝚅𝙳 ] 𝚁𝚘𝚜𝚎-𝚃𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝙼𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚢

the man himself!! i feel like kei's vd and mv are a little bit underwhelming compared to what the second pair had, but it was kinda intentional in a way. like yeah, he's fun and cool and already had a very dark past before milgram, but also.. he's just a guy. a very scared one too.

Warnings for Kei's VD: heavy implications of physical torture.

Warnings for Kei's MV: toxic relationship dynamics, violence and physical torture.

(sounds of footsteps)

Miki: So.. It's Kei-san's turn now.

Miki: "If Eiji-san doesn't join us now.. I don't think he will join us at all."

Hinode: He's.. quite an interesting prisoner, isn't he?

Hinode: I'm not sure if I should be scared or excited about being able to talk to him in person. 

Miki: But you have talked to each other even before this interrogation..

Hinode: Well, yes, but we haven't really talked about his crime, you know?

Hinode: In fact.. He really doesn't like to talk about his crime. Wonder why..

(the door opens)

Kei: Oh, you two are finally here! Hiiiii~

Kei: *sighs* It's so sad that my poor little brother is still not here with you.. But oh well, guess I can't do anything about that.

Miki: Um, Kei-san, this might be a weird question, but..

Miki: Are you sure you don't know anything about Eiji-san? Like.. Maybe you know where he is now? 

Miki: Or.. If he's even alive.

Kei: ...

Kei: Miki, sweetie, could you please not joke about that? 

Miki: T-this wasn't supposed to be a joke-

Kei: I'm sure Eiji is still alive! I mean.. He has to be alive.

Miki: But.. What if he's not? What if something happened to him? What if Milgram sees him as a failure now?..

Kei: Hm...

Kei: Well.. I'll just kill everyone here probably then. 

Miki and Hinode: ...

Kei: Hey, come on, you could've at least pretended to act more shocked!

Miki: Sorry. We already had two prisoners say that they will either kill everyone here or just kill Eiji-san, so.. 

Miki: You're not really that original.

Kei: .. Someone is planning to kill Eiji?

Miki: A-anyway, we're not here to talk about that. 

Miki: Kei-san.. Are you feeling better now that you've been voted innocent?

Kei: .. Ah, haha, yeah.. I'm definitely feeliing better now.

Kei: My body doesn't hurt as much anymore, there's a possibility that my eye injury will get better, I got this cool new outfit.. Yeah, life is going great.

Miki: I see.. That's good to hear.

Kei: But still.. I'm just a little curious about something.

Kei: So like.. Why innocent? Why have you changed your mind so suddenly?

Kei: Is it because of my video or something? Hey, can I watch it-

Miki: W-we still don't know if the prisoners can watch their videos and if they're allowed to do so.

Miki: But.. Your second video showed that your murder went.. Not like we expected.

Kei: .. What is that supposed to mean-

Hinode: It's like.. I'd say you looked more like a victim there, Kei-san.

Kei:!

Hinode: It's like, if we didn't know you're one of the prisoners, we'd probably think you were the one who got killed.

Miki: It.. really was painful to watch.

Miki: "I wonder what would Eiji-san think if he watched this video with us.."

Kei: .. I-I see, haha.. So, what do you think about my murder now? Have you like, figured it out yet?

Miki: Kei-san.. Why can't you just tell us about it?

Kei: Huh?

Miki: Some of the other prisoners are completely okay with talking about their crime, like Chiba-san or Yoshioka-san. Some of them refuse to tell us anything because they believe they were in the right and don't see it as a crime, like Maruyama-san. Some of them don't want to tell us anything because they possibly feel guilty or ashamed, like Yano-san. 

Miki: So I just want to know.. Which one of these are you? You're definitely not the first one, so..

Miki: And something is telling me you're the third type.

Kei: .. A-are you sure you're allowed to just talk about other prisoners and their crimes like that, haha-

Miki: Sorry, Kei-san, but I'm the guard here. And I believe I am allowed to do that.

Kei: Woah~ Haha, okay, okay, Guard 002-san, I won't ask any dumb questions anymore.

Miki: So.. Why don't you just tell us already? We know that you had five victims. All of them were women. They were somehow connected to your friends.

Miki: We already know all of that, so why don't you just confess already?!

Kei: ...

Hinode: Kei-san, is it okay for me to assume that you haven't killed them because of.. I don't know, you being sadistic or cruel or wanting to see them in pain?

Kei: .. Well.. 

Kei: *laughs* I don't know. I could tell you everything, but.. 

Kei: .. The truth is kinda lame, honestly. 

Miki: There you go. You're trying to avoid this topic again.

Miki: What are you so afraid of, Kei-san? Who cares if the truth is "lame"? Do you think we'll make fun of you or something?..

Kei: .. I don't know, Miki. I don't know. *laughs*

Kei: It's like.. All prisoners here are so cool. Like, you look at them and think "Wow.. Just what could have possibly made them commit murder"?

Kei: I'm pretty close with some of them, so I know some stuff about their crimes and it's like.. They're so scary, but also so cool.. Especially considering that some of them had love as their main motivation.

Kei: .. And I'm.. not like that at all, haha.

Hinode: I think you having five victims already makes your murder one of the scariest ones, if it makes you feel any better.

Kei: Hmm.. Well, my motive kinda sucks. 

Kei: And like.. How I did it. 

Kei: T-to be honest, sometimes I just.. Sometimes I'm not even sure if I was the one who murdered them.

Miki: What?

Kei: B-but never mind, haha.. So, uh, I guess I should tell you something, right?

Kei: So, like..  What do you even want to know?

(sounds of Miki standing up and putting her hands on the table)

Miki: Everything. Tell us everything.

Hinode: Miki-san, I think we should be more specific.

Hinode: For example.. Your motive, Kei-san. Why did you kill those women?

Kei: .. Well..

Kei: Ah, how about we turn this into a game? Come on, guys, try to guess why I killed them!

Miki: Ugh.. I-I don't know, maybe because of jealousy or something? 

Kei: You think I wanted to date all of them?

Miki: Again, I said that I don't know!

Hinode: They found out something they weren't supposed to?

Kei: ...

Kei: Haha.. Wow, looks like we have a winner here~ I'll give you the prize later.

Kei: But like.. How did you-

Hinode: I just guessed, but also.. There was this scene in your video where one of the women found some photographs and..

Hinode: You got really nervous after that.

Kei: .. Ahaha.. You even saw that too?

Miki: What was on those photographs? 

Miki: "It really must've been something truly terrifying to make even Kei-san feel that way.."

Kei: Oh, just some people getting tortured. Like, their fingers being cut off or them losing their eyes or-

Miki: .. But we already knew that you, um..

Miki: Well, took pictures of those people.

Kei: That's because I've told you about it. I'm literally in a prison now, like who cares if I have a job like that, all prisoners here are literally murderers, like who cares!

Kei: But outside Milgram.. life is much harder for someone like me.

Kei: So, like.. I've never told anyone about it except my family. Because, well, it's still a crime, obviously, and I have a reputation to protect.

Kei: Like, imagine if a guy who took photographs for your favorite fashion magazine turned out to be also doing something like that. People would go wild and not in a good way.

Miki: So.. You killed them only because of that?

Miki: "I don't want to say it's lame, but.. I really expected more from his crime.."

Kei: No, no, it doesn't stop there.

Kei: So, um.. They didn't just get scared or something. They were sure I would do the same to them and that's why I invited them to my house.

Miki: Oh..

Kei: No, no, don't get me wrong, I really was going to kill them anyway. Like, I really did invite them just to kill them.

Miki: "Never mind, he's still bad."

Hinode: But.. Why? Why did you plan to kill them?

Kei: That's a story for another time. Who knows, maybe you'll see it in my video.

Kei: And, um.. They kinda.. Tried to defend themselves.

Kei: And they, uh.. Got a bit too.. How do I say it?.. Like, girls really did not have to do all that, haha.

Miki: This.. might be a strange theory, but..

Miki: Kei-san, have they also tried to torture you? You know.. Like maybe they wanted to get back at you? Maybe they wanted you to feel the same pain?

Miki: I'm assuming that would be quite easy for them to do, since, you know..

Miki: You'd have to deal with five angry and scared women all alone.

Kei:  ...

Kei: T-they..

(sounds of Kei struggling to breathe and talk)

Miki: Kei-san, is everything okay?!

Hinode: Looks like you were right, Miki-san.

Miki: B-but how do we help him?!

(sounds of Miki quickly walking up to Kei and something falling on the floor)

Hinode: Ah, Miki-san, you should be more careful.

(sounds of Hinode standing up)

Miki: Huh? D-did I drop something-

Hinode: No, it's okay, I'll get it.

Hinode: It's the memory machine-

Hinode: Huh?

(sounds of something being crushed)

Miki: ...

Hinode: ...

Kei: Oh, actually, I suddenly feel much better now.

Miki: Kei-san..

Miki: .. Did you just step on the memory machine and-

Kei: It's much smaller than I imagined it to be. And breaks so easily too..

Miki: .. What have you done?

(sound of a screen being turned on)

Eiji: WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU DONE?!

Hinode: Wait, is that-

Miki: EIJI-SAN?!

Kei: Told you, obviously he's still alive. So good to finally see you, little brother~

Eiji: KEI, I WILL RIP YOUR ORGANS OUT WHEN WE GET TO TALK IN PERSON, JUST YOU WAIT!

Hinode: Wait, wait, let's calm down here. Eiji-san, what is going on? Did Kei-san do something wrong?

Hinode: Well, not counting him breaking the memory machine..

Eiji: Oh, he definitely did something wrong. 

Eiji: Kei, just a quick little question.

Eiji: What did you do to the cameras? I can no longer see anyone or anything. It's all just black screens. 

Eiji: And I clearly remember seeing you before the cameras started acting weird. 

Eiji: It's like you were just.. standing there. Waiting for something or someone.

Kei: Hmm, but what if it wasn't me, Eiji? Also, I'm sure Milgram would have its cameras hidden from the prisoners, so..

Eiji: How about you ask another prisoner about it? You know, the one you're particularly close with.

Eiji: Also, don't act like you haven't done the same thing before. Just some black spray paint would do the trick.

Kei: .. Haha..

(bell rings, machinery sounds)

Hinode: It's time, Miki-san. And, uh, Eiji-san.

Hinode: We should have expected you to show up for your brother's interrogation, haha.

Eiji: Shut up. 

Kei: So, you're going to watch the third video already, huh?

Kei: Well, I'm ready. But also, please make sure to watch it closely, okay?

Kei: Because I'm not planning to talk about my crime ever again.

Hinode: We will try our best, Kei-san.

Hinode: Admitting that you became a victim of torture yourself must be quite hard for someone like you.

Kei: .. Hey, Hinode, please don't forget to come to my cell and take the prize I promised, okay?

Hinode: Haha, don't worry, I won't. I'm sure you will prepare something amazing for me.

Eiji: You really saw a guard that wasn't your brother or a highschooler and decided to immediately take your chance, huh?

Hinode: What's that supposed to mean, Eiji-san?

Kei: Don't think too much about it-

Miki: WHY CAN'T YOU ALL JUST SHUT UP ALREADY?!

Miki: THE MEMORY MACHINE IS BROKEN, THE CAMERAS ARE BROKEN, WE STILL DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT THIS GUY'S CRIME AND HE'S REFUSING TO TELL US MORE AND IT'S THE LAST TRIAL! 

Miki: KEI-SAN! STOP GIVING HINODE-SAN THAT LOOK AND TURN BACK TO ME RIGHT NOW!

Kei: .. Power trip is hitting you hard, Miki.

Miki: Nobody asked.

Miki: Prisoner 005, Kei, sing all of your sins!

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[ Kei's Trial 3 MV: Love=Pain ]

It looks like Kei is getting ready for a photo shoot. He still has his pink sunglasses, but he's mostly wearing purple and he has this creepy and suspicious smile on his face. The door opens and his model finally walks in. 

"Well, hello there, nice to meet you

The most beautiful piece of art I've ever seen

Come on, don't feel jealous, I only have eyes for you

So like, can we get started already?"

The model turns out to be Kei as well and this Kei is mostly wearing blue and he doesn't look thrilled to be here. He doesn't like the way the photographer!Kei is staring at him, but he just sighs and gets ready to pose.

Suddenly, we see model!Kei wearing a surprisingly casual and even "normal" outfit (not counting the fact that he has an anime girl print on his hoodie) and he looks very anxious and he keeps looking away. Photographer!Kei rolls his eyes, looking annoyed. Model!Kei is wearing a beautiful black dress and a black hat now and he looks much more confident now and he even winks at Photographer!Kei. The latter, however, looks terrified and he shakes his head. 

"So what do you want me to do? What do you want me to be?

I can be someone who will give you all the love you need and more

I can be someone who will turn your life into an even bigger mess

So what do you want? What do you need? Give me a sign"

Model!Kei sighs again. Photographer!Kei asks someone to come closer and that someone turns out to be Ruka. Ruka listens to photographer!Kei, nods and walks to model!Kei. Model!Kei is visibly sweating and seems to be very nervous, meanwhile Ruka still looks emotionless.

"Ah, I understand now, my love is nothing but a show

My love is supposed to be all soft and cute and "acceptable"

When will it be okay for me to show how IMPERFECT my love is?

When will they finally see my existence as "acceptable"?"

We see photographer!Kei taking pictures of Ruka sitting on model!Kei's lap, model!Kei hugging him, them talking about something, laughing and overall having fun. However, photographer!Kei doesn't look satisfied and he looks model!Kei in the eyes. Model!Kei realizes something and he slowly nods and gets up. 

"My love means nothing, if it doesn't make you cry

I don't want the kind of love that doesn't hurt me

"Play it safe"? Nah, that's not for me

Now can I get praised for being everyone's PERFECT lover?"

Now, we see model!Kei torturing and hurting Ruka in various ways. At first it doesn't look that bad, in some pictures he's just cutting his hair, but eventually it gets worse and model!Kei starts beating him, choking him and breaking his arms. Photographer!Kei is having much more fun now and he seems to really like these pictures. Model!Kei looks very uncomfortable, but then Ruka walks up to him and gives him a genuine smile for a moment. Model!Kei calms down, smiles back and continues to work.

"I am so much more than this

More than my works, my image, my reputation

You're in pain? Well, I'm in pain too

So can we at least suffer together, please?"

In the middle of it, model!Kei suddenly falls on top of Ruka and he looks worried at first and he tries to apologize, but Ruka doesn't seem to mind and simply pokes model!Kei's cheek. Model!Kei laughs and Ruka smiles again, but when model!Kei turns to photographer!Kei, his face expression immediately changes to a shocked one as he sees that it's not Kei who is taking pictures of them now, but his friends. His friends look really scared and model!Kei gets up and tries to explain the situation, but it's too late and some of his friends run away, some of them look at him with a disappointed expression and some of them punch him, slap him and they overall seem to be more angry rather than scared.

"Come on, why would you betray me like this?

You're the only thing that's stopping my life from being PERFECT

So like, love me, love me, love me, please!

I can still be your beautiful mess, just give me a chance!"

We see model!Kei lying on the floor. The room is completely empty and Ruka is gone. The door opens and model!Kei looks hopeful for a second, but then he sees that it's not Ruka or his friends or photographer!Kei. 

It's his friends' girlfriends.

They start to take pictures of him too and now those pictures show model!Kei getting tortured in the exact same ways he tortured Ruka, but we can't see who exactly is doing that to him. Almost all women look emotionless about it and have rather serious expressions, but one of them is looking away, showing that she doesn't approve what they're doing and she doesn't want to join them. 

"This is it, this is my punishment

The hunter became the prey or at least that's what they say

But my love means nothing if it doesn't make me cry

So I'll cry, I'll cry a lot, just say that you love me too, alright?"

The pictures start to get more and more blurry until it's hard to say if it's even Kei who is getting tortured. Finally, one of the pictures shows a woman getting smothered with a pillow. The next one shows a woman getting choked with a rope. The third one shows a woman covered in knife wounds. The fourth one shows a woman lying on the floor with many glass shards around her. 

We can see someone showing the fifth picture to model!Kei and we can't see what's going on in the picture, but the picture seems to be wet, like it fell in the water. 

"You did it, you did this for me

Your love means everything to me now

Oh no, oh no, I'm in so much pain

So like, can you kiss it better or something?"

Someone is still taking pictures of model!Kei as he's looking at it and then he drops it, smiles as more and more pictures get taken and suddenly pulls out a gun. The last picture shows nothing but blood on the wall that is the same image color as Kei's. 

"Actually don't, I kinda like it"

The video ends.

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also here's a late maid day art feat. 030506 🎉🎉

and them being silly

(text:

yurika: FINALLY! FINALLY THIS GUY WILL UNDERSTAND MY PAIN!

shun: i literally already work in the food industry i just never had a cute outfit)

(text:

kei: yeah if i was a maid i'd be a cool and sadistic one. i would never actually serve a man

hinode: hello :)

kei: hm.)