[center][h1][color=92278f]Aurel[/color] [b]//[/b] [color=00a99d]Hiroki[/color] [b]//[/b] [color=0072bc]Hibiki[/color][/h1][/center][hr][color=gray][b]Location::[/b] Courtroom
[b]Aurels Interactions::[/b] Momoe ([@Ammokkx]), Hiroki, Hibiki
[b]Hisakawas Interactions::[/b] Chikako, Aurel
[b]Matsuos Interactions::[/b] Aurel[/color][hr]
[color=92278f][i]"So you've realized it too, Momoe. While that could one-hundred percent be the case, we still have to verify it ourselves."[/i][/color] Aurel shut his eyes and sighed, waiting patiently for his time to interject, wincing as they continued to loudly shout and screech. He frowned breathing in and out of his nose as he grimaced, Hiroki now entering the conversation as well.

[color=00a99d]"C-calm down Chikako, there's no need to get all worked up,"[/color] Aurel opened an eye up, glimpsing at the boy as he rested his forehead in his hand, watching a sweat droplet drip off the Ultimates Head. He looked pretty tense and somewhat stiff, slightly frowning at Chikako's demands, slightly frowning; did he hate loud noises as well? [color=00a99d]"Lets just see where Aurel is going with this, you did mention there was another thing you wanted done, right?"[/color]

Upon being addressed, Aurel looked up, only to glance over at Hibiki's side, staring at the young mans fidgety hand as it rapped itself on his side. The thief didn't even notice the frustrated eye roll, coupled with a sigh as he looked up to the crowd of people, [color=92278f]"Yes, there's one more thing I need done before I can verify if it is or isn't her."[/color] Aurel held his breath, biting his lower lip as he combed over the crowd, scanning over each and every one of them. This [i]had[/i] to be the final piece of the puzzle.

[color=92278f]"And that thing I need done can only be accomplished by Hibiki,"[/color] Aurel pointed directly at the bespectacled young man who had remained silent throughout this entire trial. Whether they were thinking up theories, looking over each and everyone's words, the moment his name was brought up, he shot up to attention, lips pursed as he tilted his head and blinked. [color=0072bc]"Oh? What do you require of me, Aurel?"[/color]

Hibiki was matter-of-fact and quick to cooperate, good, [color=92278f]"I need you to recount everything that happened, from the time you split up with Chikako, all the way back to when you linked up. I want every single detail."[/color] Aurel leaned forward; it was as if he could feel the truth coming closer than ever, with it being a bit out of reach.

[color=00a99d]"Wait, didn't Chikako already tell everyone their alibi?"[/color] Aurel peered over at Hiroki who suddenly interjected before nodding at them, [color=92278f]"Yes, they have. However, I believe it is important to hear it directly from Hibiki, just in case Chikako misses any crucial details."[/color] Aurel swore he could feel the girls eyes boring in on him, but Hibiki re-entering this discussion, with a smile, distracted him from this.

[color=0072bc]"Shall I detail even the book I was reading as well?"[/color] Aurel noticed the young man chuckled as he pressed at the bridge of his glasses. [color=92278f]"OK, maybe not all the details, but most of them,"[/color] Aurel stated bluntly and as seriously as he could as he crossed his arms. The tutor merely smiled at the thief before giggling a little, [color=0072bc]"That was a joke Aurel, my apologies for that."[/color]

Oh... that was a joke...

[color=0072bc]"Regardless, lets begin,"[/color] Hibiki lifted a fist to his mouth and began to clear it before looking up at the other students with a serene dimple. [color=0072bc]"I had taken to my lab to catch up on a bit of literature after Chikako had split up from me again. We tended to follow this same routine every day where we head to our labs and did our usually stint, her dancing and myself reading. She wasn't acting strange in the slightest and had her usual peppy attitude as we saw each other off. After that, the past twenty minutes I spent were quite peaceful, per usual, and was able to finally finish one of the chapters on human psychology."[/color]

Hibiki then paused and looked to the Ultimate side, pressing and tapping an index finger on his lip as he examined them for a moment, like they were some sort of anatomical model before returning to face the audience. [color=0072bc]"However, I don't think you came to hear me give a lecture on the human psyche, so let me just say that nothing really happened for those twenty minutes while I was in my lab. When time was nearly up, I put the book away and headed out to reconnect with Chikako who had really worked up a sweat. Nothing really seemed off with her at the time when we reconnect and went to the mess hall for some food, however..."[/color] However?

The tutor looked down, frowning at the podium he was stationed at. That face Hibiki made told Aurel everything he needed to know, especially when he locked eyes with the thief for a split second. [color=0072bc]"... Chikako mentioned that the wound from Monokuma opened up when she was in her lab, and that she visited Maiya's lab to perform first-aid on herself; mentioned she bled quite a bit and felt somewhat faint..."[/color]

Bingo. With that said, Aurel nodded at the youth, who looked back at Aurel with a wistful look in his eye as he dejectedly frowned before settling back into the podium. Whatever he was thinking of now, it had to be focused on Chikako.

[color=92278f]"Thanks Hibiki."[/color] Aurel sighed, placing a fist over his chest before looking to the crowd; he felt his heart was going to jump out of his chest any time soon if he kept this up, but this was the end. There was no where left she could hide.

[color=92278f]"That should be more than enough evidence at this point to prove that you're Naomi's killer, Chikako."[/color] The silence that followed was louder than anything else as the realization began to sink into some peoples skulls; some probably didn't get it, but that was fine. That was all fine; after all...

[color=00a99d]"Chikako... why did you do it?"[/color]

This case was over.