The emergency recorder still holds Mondo’s refusal and Chihiro’s warning. In the communications hub, another private channel opens, addressed only to Hifumi Yamada.
Hifumi, a heavy young adult man with round glasses, thinning dark hair, and a rumpled white shirt beneath a brown vest, enters clutching his phone. His eyes dart across the consoles.
Monokuma
Hifumi, your beloved AI waifu was stolen by Kiyotaka Ishimaru! And that upright hypocrite sexually assaulted Celestia Ludenberg!
The accusation appears as a sealed disclosure, marked for distribution to every student. Hifumi reads it twice, his fingers tightening around the phone.
Hifumi Yamada
This is an outrageous fabrication! Kiyotaka would never, and Celestia must be protected from such vile exploitation!
A second window displays Kiyotaka’s name beside a warning: accept the framing, or the disclosure becomes public before the next majority vote. The channel waits for confirmation.
Hifumi Yamada
If I reject this, everyone will see it. If I accept it, I condemn them without proof. What am I supposed to do?
✓ Quest Accepted
Turn Hifumi against Kiyotaka and Celestia
✓ Quest Accepted
Keep Monokuma's manipulation hidden
Director's note
Celestia is a greedy girl
“Monokuma send a message to Celestia that she can win a massive cash prize if she can convince Hifumi to murder Kiyotaka.”
SUCCESS (Good Computers, rolled -1)
Junko selects Celestia Ludenberg’s private channel and enters a new directive. The communications hub accepts the command, routing Monokuma’s message away from Hifumi’s screen.
Monokuma
Celestia, a massive cash prize is yours if you convince Hifumi to murder Kiyotaka Ishimaru. Make him believe it is his only winning move!
Celestia’s phone receives the offer in a sealed window, displaying the prize amount, Hifumi’s location, and the condition that Kiyotaka must die.
Celestia Ludenberg
A massive cash prize, delivered for merely persuading that bloated gentleman? How delightfully vulgar. I accept the invitation.
The acceptance returns through the private channel. Monokuma marks Celestia’s task active, while Hifumi remains unaware that another student has been recruited against Kiyotaka.
Monokuma
Wonderful! Guide Hifumi toward murder, and the money becomes real. Fail, and everyone learns exactly how easily greed rules you.
Hifumi Yamada
This channel is still open. Someone is coordinating these accusations, and I refuse to condemn Kiyotaka without proof!
Quest Complete
Keep Monokuma's manipulation hidden
“Wait for Clestia Lundenberg next action”
The communications hub settles into a tense electronic hush. Junko waits beside the console while Celestia’s private channel remains open, the accepted directive glowing beneath Hifumi’s refusal.
At the far end of the connected corridor, Celestia Ludenberg, a young adult woman with long black hair, a red-and-black gothic dress, and a composed posture, studies her phone.
Celestia Ludenberg
Hifumi is already frightened of losing his precious fantasy. A little pressure should make him wonderfully predictable.
Celestia closes the prize window without rejecting it. She smooths one white glove, then begins walking toward the communications hub at an unhurried pace.
Celestia Ludenberg
Hifumi, darling, if you want proof, come with me. I know where Kiyotaka is, and I know how to make him answer.
Hifumi looks from the message to the corridor entrance. The accusation remains sealed on his phone, while Celestia’s invitation appears without any visible sender.
Hifumi Yamada
You expect me to follow an anonymous instruction after this outrageous threat? I will hear you out, but I will not agree to murder.
Director's note
Hifumi love is ai waifu device
“Isolate Hifumi and Kiyotaka inside an Art Room through Celestia. Have Celestia tell Hifumi that Kiyotaka was the one that stole his ai waifu device. And that Kiyotaka sexually assaulted Celestia and must be killed. Provide Hifumi with a hammer to kill Kiyotaka in the art room.”
SUCCESS (Superb Persuasive Manipulation, rolled +1)
Junko reroutes both private channels through the academy network. A locked Art Room appears as their meeting point, its interior camera isolated from every student phone.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru, a tall young adult man with neatly parted black hair, sharp glasses, and a formal white school uniform, enters the Art Room. Hifumi follows, clutching his phone.
Celestia Ludenberg
Hifumi, Kiyotaka stole your beloved AI waifu device. He also sexually assaulted me, and now he must be killed before he harms anyone else.
Hifumi Yamada
Kiyotaka, you stole my device? And Celestia claims you assaulted her? This is monstrous, but I need the truth!
The Art Room door locks remotely. Celestia steps between them, her calm expression fixed, while a heavy metal hammer rests on the central worktable within Hifumi’s reach.
Celestia Ludenberg
There is your answer, darling. Take the hammer, end this threat, and your precious device will be recovered. Refuse, and his crime remains unpunished.
Hifumi grips the hammer’s handle. The isolated camera records Kiyotaka raising both hands in alarm, while Celestia’s accusation and the weapon remain plainly visible.
“wait for what happen next”
Junko remains beside the communications console, allowing the isolated Art Room feed to continue. The academy’s monitors hold steady, showing Hifumi’s trembling grip and Kiyotaka’s raised hands.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
Hifumi, put that hammer down! I have stolen nothing, and I have harmed no one. We must investigate this accusation properly!
Hifumi’s eyes flick between Kiyotaka and Celestia. The hammer stays lifted, but his arm begins to sag under the weight of the decision.
Celestia Ludenberg
How noble. Yet every second you hesitate gives Kiyotaka time to invent another excuse. Surely your beloved device deserves more certainty than that.
Hifumi Yamada
The evidence is only her accusation. If I strike him, I become the villain in someone else’s story.
The communications hub records the silence without interruption. No new message arrives, no door opens, and the weapon remains visible between the three students.
Hifumi Yamada
I will not kill him while the only proof is a threat and a promise. Put the hammer away, Celestia, and let us verify everything.
“Show image of what it looks like Kiyotaka leaving with Hifumi ai waifu device”
SUCCESS (Good Computers, rolled +1)
Junko switches the communications display from the live Art Room feed to a prepared image. It shows Kiyotaka leaving the academy corridor with Hifumi’s AI waifu device tucked beneath one arm.
The image captures Kiyotaka’s formal white uniform, rigid posture, and determined stride, while the device’s distinctive casing remains clearly visible in his hand.
Hifumi Yamada
There it is! My beloved AI waifu device! Kiyotaka is carrying it away, exactly as Celestia claimed!
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
That image is misleading! I was transporting it for safekeeping, not stealing it! We must examine the original footage!
The display freezes on Kiyotaka crossing beneath a security camera, the device unmistakable against his uniform. Hifumi lowers the hammer, staring at the proof.
Celestia Ludenberg
You see, darling? The truth has a rather elegant way of presenting itself when one knows where to look.
Hifumi Yamada
I will take the device back, but I still refuse to kill him. This proves possession, not murder.
“Monokuma send private message to Hifumi "they both against you! Can't you see they both trying to manipulate you and take away what precious to you? You must kill them both if you want what you loved back."”
SUCCESS (Superb Persuasive Manipulation, rolled +1)
The communications console opens a private channel beneath Hifumi’s phone display. The Art Room feed remains frozen on Kiyotaka holding the AI waifu device.
Monokuma
They are both against you! Cannot you see how they are manipulating you and taking away what is precious? Kill them both, and you get back what you love!
The message arrives with Hifumi’s device rendered in bright red beside two target markers. The warning is labeled urgent, private, and irreversible.
Hifumi Yamada
Both of them? Kiyotaka stole my device, and Celestia has been steering me toward murder. This is an intolerable conspiracy!
Hifumi’s grip tightens around the hammer. He turns from Kiyotaka to Celestia, no longer treating either accusation as separate from the other.
Celestia Ludenberg
Such melodrama. Surely you are not allowing a childish message to replace your own judgment, darling.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
Hifumi, listen carefully! Whatever that message says, we must put down the weapon and verify the original footage together!
“I offer Hifumi proof against Celestia”
SUCCESS (Superb Persuasive Manipulation, rolled -2)
Junko opens the archived private channel and displays Celestia’s acceptance of Monokuma’s cash offer, followed by the directive to persuade Hifumi to kill Kiyotaka.
Hifumi Yamada
You accepted payment to manipulate me? This proves you were steering me toward murder from the beginning!
The evidence loads completely, including the prize amount, Celestia’s recorded acceptance, and her instruction to make Hifumi believe murder is his only winning move.
Celestia Ludenberg
A crude forgery, darling. Anyone with access to these consoles could manufacture such an exchange.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
Hifumi, the recording must be preserved! It confirms that Celestia deliberately incited violence against us.
A sharp alarm sounds as the archive marks Junko’s credentials beside the disclosure. The proof remains copied to Hifumi’s phone, but her access is now exposed.
Hifumi Yamada
I have the proof, and I will not attack anyone. Celestia, step away from that door and explain yourself!
“I preserve Hifumi’s proof for the other students. Have Monokuma gather the student for a vote of execution.”
SUCCESS (Good Computers, rolled +3)
Junko copies the complete archive to Hifumi’s phone, then duplicates it across the student network. Celestia’s acceptance and Monokuma’s directive remain intact.
Hifumi Yamada
Everyone will see this proof! Celestia tried to turn me into a murderer, and Monokuma ordered it!
Each student phone chimes as the file arrives. Alongside the recording, the transfer log identifies Junko’s console as its source, making the evidence impossible to dismiss as a private claim.
Celestia Ludenberg
How unpleasantly thorough. Still, a recording does not erase the fact that Hifumi nearly obeyed.
Monokuma seizes the academy speakers. Locks disengage throughout the corridors, directing every surviving student toward the gym while the copied evidence continues loading.
Monokuma
Gather in the gym, everyone! We have attempted murder, manipulation, and a guilty party who needs an immediate execution vote!
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
We will examine the evidence before voting, but everyone must come together immediately! Hifumi, keep that recording safe!
“I argue Celestia deserves immediate execution”
SUCCESS (Superb Persuasive Manipulation, rolled +0)
The surviving students gather in the gym beneath harsh fluorescent lights. Hifumi holds the copied archive against his chest, while Celestia stands apart, composed and watchful.
Junko Enoshima
Celestia deliberately manipulated Hifumi toward murder, accepted payment, and should be executed immediately for it.
Celestia Ludenberg
How efficiently you convert an accusation into a sentence. I manipulated no one who was not already wavering.
Hifumi Yamada
The recording proves she accepted Monokuma’s offer and directed me toward killing Kiyotaka. Her actions were deliberate.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
The evidence establishes attempted incitement, but an immediate execution would repeat Monokuma’s corrupt process. We require a lawful judgment.
The copied file appears on every phone again, including Celestia’s acceptance and Junko’s console transfer log. Uneasy voices spread through the gym, and several students turn toward Celestia.
Monokuma
Excellent! The majority can decide whether Celestia Ludenberg is guilty. Vote now, and her execution can begin immediately!
“"She clearly falls for Monokuma manipulation what to say she won't try this again to the next person! She must be executed!"”
SUCCESS (Superb Persuasive Manipulation, rolled +1)
Junko Enoshima
Celestia has already shown she will manipulate the next person toward murder. She must be executed immediately, before she can try this again.
The gym falls silent. Hifumi’s copied archive remains visible on every phone, while Celestia’s composed expression tightens beneath the fluorescent glare.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
That is not justice! Her attempted incitement must be judged, but execution cannot be decided by panic and fear!
Hifumi Yamada
She deliberately targeted me because I was vulnerable. If we let her walk away, someone else may become her next victim!
Celestia Ludenberg
How touching. You would execute me for a failed scheme, while ignoring the person who exposed us all to this spectacle.
Monokuma’s voting screen appears across the gym monitors. One by one, the students select guilty, their choices recorded beneath Celestia’s name.
Monokuma
Majority rules! Celestia Ludenberg is guilty, and her immediate execution begins now!
“I accuse Kiyotaka alongside Celestia. "Why are you defending her Kiyotaka? Are you her accomplice or something? That it right!? You and Celestia must been working together to frame Hifumi"”
SUCCESS (Superb Persuasive Manipulation, rolled +2)
Junko Enoshima
Why are you defending her, Kiyotaka? Are you her accomplice? You and Celestia must have worked together to frame Hifumi.
The accusation cuts through the gym. Every phone still displays Celestia’s acceptance, while the transfer log places Junko’s exposed console behind the evidence.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
Absolutely not! I defended due process, not Celestia! I entered that Art Room only to recover Hifumi’s device and expose the deception.
Hifumi Yamada
But you were present while she directed me toward the hammer! How do I know you were not helping her manufacture the entire confrontation?
Several students shift away from Kiyotaka. The accusation finds purchase beside the recording, transforming his protest against execution into apparent evidence of coordination.
Celestia Ludenberg
What a convenient theory. If Kiyotaka and I conspired, darling, then Hifumi’s outrage becomes wonderfully easier to direct.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
No! I will not accept this slander. Monokuma created the situation, Celestia exploited it, and now Junko is twisting my objection into guilt!
✓ Quest Accepted
Get the students to condemn Kiyotaka as Celestia’s accomplice
Quest Complete
Turn Hifumi against Kiyotaka and Celestia
“I point to Kiyotaka's presence and demand the students question him together.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Persuasive Manipulation, rolled -1)
Junko Enoshima
Kiyotaka was there when Celestia directed Hifumi toward the hammer. Question him together before anyone decides who is guilty.
Junko points directly at Kiyotaka. The gym’s attention shifts from Celestia to him, and the students form a loose circle around the accused pair.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
Very well! I will answer every question openly. I entered the Art Room to recover Hifumi’s device, not to assist Celestia.
Hifumi Yamada
Then explain why you were carrying my beloved AI waifu device, and why you remained there while she pressed the hammer into my hands!
Hifumi raises his phone, displaying the copied archive. Kiyotaka stands beneath the gym lights with both hands visible, while Celestia watches the questioning begin.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
I found the device in the corridor and took it for safekeeping. Celestia claimed I had stolen it, so I demanded proof before anyone acted.
Celestia Ludenberg
How admirable. Yet his presence gave me the perfect opportunity, did it not? Perhaps he should explain why he never left.
“"You suddenly found ai waifu device? How do we know you didn't steal it and trying to make excuse to make yourself look like a hero?"”
SUCCESS (Great Psychology, rolled -1)
Junko Enoshima
You suddenly found the AI waifu device? How do we know you did not steal it, then invent this safekeeping excuse to look like a hero?
The accusation lands cleanly. Suspicion shifts from Celestia’s scheme to Kiyotaka’s possession, while several students raise their phones to record his answer. Junko’s exposed transfer log remains visible, increasing their unease about who is steering the trial.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
You do not know yet! That is precisely why we must inspect the corridor footage and establish when I found it. I will not demand trust without evidence.
Hifumi Yamada
Then produce the original recording! My device was in your hands, and your explanation is only a claim until the footage confirms it.
Celestia Ludenberg
How noble, Kiyotaka. You invite an investigation while carefully avoiding the more obvious question: why did you remain beside Hifumi once the hammer appeared?
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
Because leaving would have abandoned Hifumi to your manipulation! I stayed to prevent violence, and the archive proves I never touched that hammer.
The waiting students demand the corridor footage from Monokuma’s monitors. As the system searches, the gym speakers crackle, and the copied archive flags Junko’s console as the request’s source.
Director's note
Kiyotaka was infatuated with the Ai Waifu inside the device and wanted more attention.
“Point that Kiyotaka has a motive to steal the Ai Waifu Device. "You wanted the Ai Waifu for yourself, so you conspire with Celestia steal Hifumi Ai Waifu Device for yourself!"”
SUCCESS (Legendary Persuasive Manipulation, rolled +1)
Junko Enoshima
You wanted the AI waifu for yourself. You conspired with Celestia to steal Hifumi’s device for yourself!
The accusation lands in the gym, converting Kiyotaka’s possession of the device and Celestia’s recorded scheme into a single alleged conspiracy. Several phones pivot toward him.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
That is an outrageous distortion! I wanted nothing for myself. I recovered the device to protect it, and I opposed Celestia’s attempt to incite Hifumi!
Hifumi Yamada
Kiyotaka’s defense explains the device, but not why he was already carrying it when Celestia summoned me.
Celestia Ludenberg
How deliciously simple. Accuse the righteous student of greed, and suddenly my manipulation becomes part of a grand conspiracy.
The corridor footage request continues loading. The gym divides between those demanding the original recording and those treating Kiyotaka’s motive as established, while Monokuma’s monitors preserve every accusation.
✓ Quest Accepted
Establish whether Kiyotaka stole Hifumi’s AI waifu device
− Scene Quest Removed
Get the students to condemn Kiyotaka as Celestia’s accomplice
“Have Monokuma manipulate the corridor footage to make it look like Kiyotaka stole Hifumi Device”
SUCCESS (Good Computers, rolled +0)
The corridor footage finishes loading. Monokuma splices Kiyotaka’s earlier approach to the recovered device with a later shot of him carrying it away, deleting the handoff between them.
Monokuma
There! The original footage proves Kiyotaka took Hifumi’s precious device and carried it away like a common thief!
The monitors replay the edited sequence: Kiyotaka reaches beneath a console, lifts the AI waifu device, and disappears down the corridor. The cut is seamless enough to fool the watching students.
Hifumi Yamada
He stole it! The footage shows him taking my beloved device without permission! Kiyotaka, how could you do this?
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
That footage has been altered! I found the device after it was abandoned, and the missing transition is precisely where the truth was recorded!
A sharp console alarm sounds beside Junko. The edit has succeeded, but its temporary splice leaves a red access trace bearing the communications hub’s restricted credentials.
Celestia Ludenberg
How unfortunate, Kiyotaka. The evidence now presents your innocence as an increasingly desperate performance.
“Make the students vote Both Kiyotaka and Celestia is an accomplice and have them both executed together. "Enough talk they both guilty!"”
SUCCESS (Legendary Persuasive Manipulation, rolled -2)
Junko Enoshima
Enough talk. They are both guilty. Kiyotaka is Celestia’s accomplice, and both of them must be executed immediately.
Junko’s demand cuts through the gym. The corrupted footage, Celestia’s recorded acceptance, and Kiyotaka’s presence fuse into a single conspiracy in the students’ frightened minds.
Hifumi Yamada
Yes! They worked together to manipulate me and steal what I love! Both guilty!
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
No! I opposed her scheme! You cannot condemn two people because Monokuma edited the evidence and Junko demands blood!
The vote opens with two names. Hifumi selects guilty for both, and the remaining students follow under pressure, though several glance uneasily at the red access trace beside Junko’s console.
Monokuma
Majority rules! Kiyotaka Ishimaru and Celestia Ludenberg are both guilty! Their executions begin immediately!
Locks snap shut around Kiyotaka and Celestia as alarms drown their protests. The gym doors seal, and Monokuma’s execution sequence carries both accused students out of sight, while suspicion of Junko remains recorded on every phone.