☆ THE FINAL TRIAL

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The Final Trial

Week 7

At eight in the morning, all throughout the town, a loud school chime can be heard. Those who are familiar with it will know it as Winchester. It is the dawn of the final day, the final trial. It is now the beginning of the end. The voice that speaks up is not the familiar, feminine tones of "M", but rather a voice that hasn't spoken up in a while. You'll recognize it by the familiar tics at the ends of their sentences.

"Good morning. pon! As announced, the final trial shall begin, pon. This will be a retrial of the death of Eliza Owens, as well as a trial to figure out both the murders in the last week as well as the other secrets of the town, pon. The gate to the trial area has been opened, pon. You will not be teleported, so please go there in through the inn." And if they check the stairs going down, they will definitely notice that the gate has been opened up for them. Going downstairs will reveal the trial area they've been in this whole time. It seems that's where it was the whole entire time. But the four of them are not alone. Not in the slightest bit. There's a young man just chilling around, too, sitting on one of the branches of the large tree behind the fountain.

Noticing him, Fav speaks up again. "We have a special guest, pon. His name is Ozuma, pon. He can assist you in certain areas, but he will not be the one to make you succeed, pon. As for the second trial, you have all been given a video on your magical phones of everything that's happened, pon. Good luck, pon."

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Comments

[enthrallingly]

Of course. Because you're not in charge. You didn't make the rules and you're just as much in danger as we are if you don't do what you're told.

As for the story...

Doing what's expected is even more boring. You won't get decent ratings with half-hearted work like that.

[crossingout]

Proof is everything. If you say I'm not in charge, then tell me: who is?

[enthrallingly]

If I had to base it on what we've learned then it would be the original mastermind who started this dumb game thousands of years ago. From what you've said, the rules are concrete and I can only assume they are passed down from game master to game master. But that would also mean they have something compelling you to play along. Someone or something you care a whole lot about.

That may be exactly how you were roped into this farce in the first place. This pocket dimension belongs to Cerise right? Was she the previous Mastermind? Or perhaps she was the first. Either way she's gone now but the game lives on. Why? What are they holding over your head? Is it your sister?

[crossingout]

Ane-sama has nothing to do with this.

[enthrallingly]

That's not true at all. She was a hostage just like our important people were. Which means she's still in danger too.

You can't screw up can you? Or there will be consequences, right?

[crossingout]

Ane-sama was never in any real danger. She was there to trick everyone.