Before the trial started, Saihara continued walking around with Ouma who attempted to fit the pieces. "I mean, I always knew he was annoying but who'd want to kill an astronaut?" The detective rolled his eyes and commented, "Can't believe that pathetic excuse of a bear would lead me to a murder..."
Kokichi piped up and replied, "That's why your mad at him? Makes sense, but why?" About to think about the purplenettes words, Kokichi claimed that he had to use the bathroom and for the other to wait for him outside. Despite feeling destraight by the current events, Shuichi smiled at the other and nodded. He wanted to remain in fact in front of the boy so he could feel as though he had someone to lean onto. After all, Shuichi would do anything for him. And he meant, anythi-
"Shuichi!" Maki called out to the bluenette.

His breath left him as the assassin pounded her fists into his stomach, "Y-You! I warned you to stay away from him." She screeched, referring to the letter. "I-It wasn't me! A-And why did y-" Suddenly, blood splattered the classroom wall. Hidden in a room, Maki wanted to remain in the shadows as she harmed Shuichi without being interviened.
"You got him to kill him, didn't you. You knew what would have happened if you did!" The girl had punched the other nearby his jaw, in which he was now drooling a bit of blood. Shuichi didn't process the words she had said. None of it made sense. Pounding over and over again, his head throbbed from the continuous punches and blood trickled down his forehead. He wondered how Maki was so strong.

His eyes widened at the sight in front of him. The knife glistened in her hands, causing fear within the other. "You'll be joining hi-"
"Not very discreet, are we?" Monokuma chimed in behind the girl, surprising the assassin who turned around in fear before Shuichi reached for her knife on instinct and dug it into her neck.
Blood spilled everywhere. Coating his face and the floor. Maki gurgled as she coughed out blood. She gave the detective one last look of terror before she fell to the ground. Shuichi stared down at the body, feeling empty for a moment before a smile started creeping up. "You really tried to kill me...?" He asked the corpse, standing up with a look of insanity. Monokuma stared as Shuichi rambled to himself, "Trying to take me away from Kokichi?!" He kicked the body over, and over again. With the look of bloodlust in his eyes.
Looking up at Monokuma, the now cold-blooded killer soon started to pale. "W-Wait, I..." Shuichi stepped backwards, covering his mouth with his hand.

"Y-Your either going to execute me, or kill everybody." His eyes widened, thinking of the smaller. Saihara fell to the ground, clutching his head. "I-I tried so hard," He whispered to himself, a visible trace of panic seen within his eyes, "I wanted to escape with h-him, be with h-him-"

"Maybe we could strike a deal?" Monokuma smiled down at the male.

Class trial took a while to start. And everyone found it odd, unlike Monokuma who simply claimed that he was tired. Shuichi walked in on the trial completely clean of blood, yet his hair remained a mess and the adrenaline still pumped in his veins. Kokichi looked to the other with a perplexed look. Why would Saihara come here now when he wasn't there after Ouma came out of the bathroom? The class trial took longer than expected. It was as though there were no clues, but more questions. 

Voting time came in, and luckily for Shuichi... They all said the same thing. On the screen displayed the amount of votes for each person. And the one person who was being voted as killer was-
"Bahahahaha! Correct, the murderer of Kaito Momota and Maki Harukawa was in fact, the killer queen herself!" Monokuma later exclaimed, "Miss Harukawa!" Saihara wanted to sigh out of relief, yet he still remained unsettled. If it wasn't her nor himself, then who truly killed off that astronaut? The detective didn't want to think about it. He knew that there was another murderer among them who didn't get their way. Unsatisfied with how things had occurred rather than getting out scott free.

Turning around, everyone held sad faces and such. But who could it be amongst them all...? "I never liked her anyway," Kokichi shrugged, in which Tsumugi interjected, "Y-Yes, but... Why?" She held tears in her eyes. "Gonta will miss Kaito." The other cried, unlike Shuichi who seemed to agree with Ouma. It was true, the dead man had it coming. But so did the red-eyed girl. The monokubs all disappeared as soon as the trial ended, seeming unsatisfied with there being no execution. The bluenette twitched at the touch of the smaller who had attempted to reach for his hand. "What happened to you?" Kokichi pointed out the bandage he wore. "...I-I accidentally got hurt during the investigation." The other replied. That alibi seemed to be enough to get him through the class trial. Saihara pulled his hand away from the other and said, "C-Come on," Kokichi frowned a bit in confusion. The adrenaline still hadn't left the detective after the fight he had with Maki. "Nee-hee-hee~! You're so cold, but you better treat me nicely unlike the other freaks!" The purplenette commented out loud, in which he received a few annoyed looks.  "Ouma! Have some respect..." Himiko wiped a tear off her face. Shuichi rolled his eyes but immediately turned to face the smaller in realisation.

"I'm... Cold-blooded?"

"A cold-blooded detective like you could really use my help!" Monokuma's words chimed through his head, reminding him of earlier events. Saihara's eyes remained harsh and fearful, with red liquid dripping down his forehead. "...What?" He replied in a low tone, "I knew there was something in ya', kid! Maybe, you and I could make this killing game more interesting." Finally looking up at Monokuma, Shuichi squinted his eyes. "Why?" In which the other responded, "Because, not everybody wants to kill... And you want your Ouma, right?" The stuffed bear trudged closer to the detective and smiled. "Puhuhu~"