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The wardrobe was slowly opened, accompanied by a creaking sound.
The wardrobe door opened, but inside were just a few very ordinary school uniforms, a few pajamas, and coats.
"Is that so..."
However, after seeing these things, Kanzaki Teru had a general idea of the murderer's methods.
However, despite knowing the general modus operandi, Kanzaki Teru still hasn't uncovered the inside story of the school.
The unsettling words in his student handbook only added to Kanzaki Teru's anxiety.
However, waiting here wouldn't yield any results, so Kanzaki Teru left the room.
May the gods purify your soul and grant you a happy and fulfilling life in your next life.
After bowing to Sayaka Maizono's body, Teru Kanzaki left the room.
Although he did not believe in the existence of gods, he still hoped that gods existed.
Only in this way could Kanzaki Teru feel a little comfort.
"But this place is indeed airtight."
Walking down the corridor, Kanzaki Teru knocked on the steel plate sealing the window.
Although there is a way to remove the steel plate, Kanzaki Teru is not prepared to take any rash actions before figuring out its significance.
Although Monokuma claimed it was to trap them in this place, he wasn't naive enough to believe the liar.
Moreover, the way these steel plates were installed was rather amateurish, not at all like something a professional would do.
Furthermore, the installation methods for each steel plate are slightly different, which shows that the installation of these steel plates was not done by one person.
Chapter 328: The Lies Hidden Beneath the Truth
"What exactly is the meaning of the novel group?"
As he walked, Kanzaki Teru pondered.
"But this school is way too big."
Kanzaki Teru didn't know exactly how big the school was, but he was impressed that it provided everyone with a private room.
The school is definitely over a thousand square meters in size, and Kanzaki Teru has been walking for almost five minutes now.
However, he hadn't even finished looking at half the rooms yet, but this gave him ample time to think.
If the purpose of this steel plate is not to imprison them, then what other possibilities are there?
However, as he walked, Kanzaki Teru heard a heavy thud in the distance, as if someone was smashing the steel plate.
Although it was unclear whether they could actually break through the steel plate, Kanzaki Teru was still prepared to stop them and prevent them from making any rash moves.
Following the sound, they found Oogami Sakura standing in front of a steel plate.
With each strike she made, the steel plate emitted a heavy, muffled thud.
I initially thought they might use tools or something, but I never expected them to try to smash it open with their fists. That's a bit too naive.
"You'd better stop."
"What are you doing here? Do you want to stop me?"
Upon seeing Kanzaki Hikaru's arrival, Oogami Sakura adopted a fighting stance, clearly treating Kanzaki Hikaru as an enemy.
However, she does indeed have the qualifications to do so, even though Oogami Sakura is a woman.
However, she was the most muscular of everyone present, and even her school uniform seemed unable to support her muscles.
Although there is no precise measurement, she is at least over two meters tall.
After all, Kanzaki Teru himself is 1.8 meters tall, while Oogami Sakura is almost a head taller than him.
Add to that her impressively muscular physique, and Sakura Oogami's intimidating presence is no joke.
"I did come to stop you, but not for the reason you think."
Raising both hands above one's head indicates that one has no hostile intentions, but the other party will obviously not let their guard down so easily.
"Then what are you here for?"
However, at that moment, a voice that was both unfamiliar and somewhat familiar rang out.
Kanzaki Teru then realized that Oogami Sakura was not alone; there was another girl behind her.
However, Kanzaki Teru did not know her name, only that when she saw the corpse, the girl was so frightened that her legs went weak.
That demeanor didn't seem to be feigned, so Kanzaki Teru ruled out the girl immediately.
"Aoi Asahina, hide behind me. This person is dangerous."
"It's okay, Sakura. Even though there's no evidence, I don't think he's a bad person."
"Exactly, even though my title is [Ultimate Assassin], it doesn't mean I'm a bad person."
Using a flippant tone, she tried to lower the other person's guard, but it seems that this behavior only made Oogami Sakura more wary.
"No bad person would put a bad face on their face, especially since what you just said is exactly the kind of line a bad person would say."
"But this is reality."
"Then we must be even more careful. We are martial artists and can judge how dangerous a person is."
When I first met you, you didn't give me this dangerous feeling as you do now.
"Even... are you really the Kanzaki Teru we first met?"
Even if Kanzaki Teru told the truth to Oogami Sakura's doubts, she definitely wouldn't believe him.
After all, it's almost impossible for anyone to believe that they are a virtual character, that their life, emotions, and even their very existence are fabricated by someone else.
What's the point of living then? In any case, it's all just an idea of the creator god.
That's why such proud creatures as humans have developed idealism—"I think, therefore I am"—this statement is practically the most obvious form of resistance by humans in their attempt to prove their existence.
That's why Kanzaki Teru couldn't tell the truth to the people in front of him, even if they were fictional characters.
Even though they are just fictional characters, they are still breathing, chatting, and living well (Qian Dezhao).
"I wonder if you would believe me if I said I have amnesia."
"Are you trying to fob us off with such a lame excuse?!"
"As expected, they don't believe things easily..."
Seeing Sakura's reaction, Kanzaki Teru didn't feel helpless; instead, a sense of relief welled up inside him.
After all, it would be too unusual to accept such an answer, but Kanzaki Teru didn't want to prove Kirigiri Kyoko's abnormality.
Believe it or not, you can even take it as me talking to myself.
But was this steel plate really installed to trap us?
"What do you mean?".
Chapter 329: Doubting Oneself
Upon hearing Kanzaki Teru say this, Asahina Aoi peeked out from behind Oogami Sakura, looking puzzled.
"It doesn't mean anything, it's just that you always believe what others say too much."
Although you think you're starting to doubt others, you're still quite naive.
After all, their experiences were completely different; Kanzaki Teru had already experienced countless betrayals.
The other party, however, is a flower that grows in a normal environment. Of course, this statement is slightly biased.
After all, to be exceptional in a certain area, one must have put in an effort that is unimaginable to ordinary people.
However, in such an environment, it would be difficult for them to perform to their full potential.
After all, Kanzaki Teru is not only honing his skills, but also his mental fortitude.
He climbed to his current position by stepping over the corpses of others, and his heart has long been forged into an indestructible one.
Seeing the corpse made 817 somewhat numb.
"You always trust your own judgment and your friends."
That's your problem; you never doubt yourselves.
"Doubting yourself...?"
"That's right, what you see with your eyes isn't necessarily the truth."
Only by starting to doubt yourself will you begin to doubt everything you see, including what Monokuma says.
"Are you implying that Monokuma deceived us?"
Upon hearing Kanzaki Teru's words, Oogami Sakura fell into deep thought.
Although Monokuma is highly suspicious, almost everything he says is true, and that is the most dangerous part.
They don't lie about small things, but they use lies to cover up the most crucial things.
This makes it very difficult for people to tell which of his statements are true and which are false.
"You never doubted that guy's words, did you?"
Even if they didn't answer Kanzaki Teru, it was clear they might have suspected something, but...
"Of course we had our suspicions! But we were distracted by various things at the time, so... it's hard to say!"
At this point, Asahina Aoi seemed to have thought of something as well, and stared intently at Kanzaki Teru with wide eyes.
"You guessed right. All you need to do is distract him with something more important, and he won't have the time or opportunity to think about the truth of his words."
Monokuma cleverly exploits a weakness in human psychology: most people categorize things into three main types.
Important things, unimportant things, urgent things.
Generally, people will do the important things first, and then deal with the unimportant things.
However, if an emergency occurs at this moment, then they will put aside important matters and deal with the emergency first.
However, in reality, urgent matters are generally not very important, but humans still find it difficult to put aside urgent matters to do important matters first.
Therefore, once an emergency occurs, people's attention will be diverted from important matters.