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Chapter 1876 There is a fraud (I can only say it feels so-so)

When Duanmu Huai and others returned to the principal's office again, Xue Ran Qian Sha also came back with the students. According to Xue Ran Qian Sha, the door of the broadcasting room was locked, but after they opened the door, they found that there was no one inside and the sound playing inside was a recording...

The students all expressed disbelief at this, but Duanmu Huai knew that if someone was treacherous and cunning, he could really do such a thing.

So after deciding that they couldn't leave the school, the next thing everyone had to do was to find the murderer who killed the principal.

I don’t know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate, but because of the laissez-faire management of Hope’s Peak, there are very few students coming to school. Only Duanmu Huai’s class is present. Most of the teachers have gone to meetings and are not in the teaching building.

So everyone has their own ideas about who the murderer is.

“It must be the guy who played the radio!”

"But that person said it wasn't him."

"If he says he's not guilty, then he's not guilty. Have you ever seen a criminal admit that he was a murderer?"

"It's impossible that the criminal is among us."

"How is that possible? We have been playing games in class all the time, and almost no one has left, right, monitor?"

"Ah, um."

Hearing the question, Chiaki Nanami nodded blankly.

"Besides, we have no motive to kill the principal. We are not from the preparatory department."

"That seems to make sense."

"So who killed the principal?"

"That direction just now is correct. Maybe the students of the preparatory subject sneaked into the teaching building and killed the principal. Maybe he originally planned to escape, but now because the teaching building is blocked, he is trapped with us!"

"Huh? Does that mean we're trapped with a murderer?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly became tense. After all, no one had ever thought of such a thing. Moreover, in such a large teaching building, if there really was a murderer who wanted to hide, it would not be so easy for them to find him.

Soon, the students began to investigate the case spontaneously. Duanmu Huai, as always, was a hands-off boss, leaving the task of comforting them to Xue Ran Chisa, while he stood aside and began to think about how to break the deadlock. Duanmu Huai did not believe the other party's conditions. Indeed, perhaps the murderer existed, but in Duanmu Huai's opinion, what did it matter? The court of justice was not bound by these moral norms of the world. The principal was dead, and the question was whether the murderer would be killed next, and then infinite nesting dolls?

In other words, what he was looking for was not the murderer, but the treacherous one... Duanmu Huai was very sure that the other party must have transformed into someone else and was among this group of people. Of course, if possible, Duanmu Huai also wanted to kill all these students directly. This could be considered a sacrifice for humanity, and they should feel honored.

But considering that this might also be that guy's plan, Duanmu Huai had to think more about it.

There is still time anyway. If nothing changes if things continue like this, then it won’t be too late to consider taking action.

At the same time, others were doing their own things.

An did not go to watch the fun. She was a princess, and investigating cases was not her strong point. A qualified leader should leave these things to the right people. The same was true for Sonya. The two were whispering to each other outside. Sonya was also a little worried about the murderer who was nowhere to be found, and An was comforting her. After all, unlike Sonya, An was a top-notch magic genius, while the former was just a powerless girl.

Even if a terrible murderer really appeared, An was confident that he could knock him to the ground.

"…Miss An, I want to go to the bathroom…"

"I'll go with you."

Sonia was obviously not used to the corpse, so An accompanied her to the bathroom. Then Sonia entered the toilet, and An looked around vigilantly - then she saw the bathroom door open, and then Kurokawa Akane walked in.

"Akain? What are you doing here?"

An was a little surprised to see the appearance of Kurokawa Akane. After all, they had agreed to pretend to be ordinary people who were not familiar with each other.

"Ah, I just feel a little uncomfortable and want to wash my face..."

As Kurokawa Akane spoke, she turned on the faucet, making a sound of running water. At the same time, she took out her cell phone and placed it in front of An.

[I found that Miss Mary was not quite right. I suspected that she was not herself.]

"Where's Miss An?"

"Ah, I...I came here with Sonya."

Seeing the message on her phone, An was stunned for a moment, but as a princess, she immediately returned to normal and answered Kurokawa Akane's question in a normal tone. At the same time, An's finger gently passed through the air, and a line of text appeared.

[What's going on? How did you find out that something was wrong with Miss Mary? ]

"Is that so? Miss Sonya is not feeling well too?"

[She doesn't act like that]

While reciting his lines as if performing, Akane Kurokawa sent another message to An.

[What does it mean to act like someone else? 】

An was somewhat confused.

"Yes, after all, we didn't expect to see the principal...ah..." [Her movements, expressions, and habits are different from Miss Mary. I am an actor, I know how to imitate a person. If you want to imitate a person, you need to imitate the tone, temperament, movements, habits and other aspects.]

Perhaps feeling that this was not enough to express himself clearly, Kurokawa Akane paused, then chuckled and waved at An.

"Ah, An, Chiyin, you guys are in the bathroom too?"

"???"

It was clearly Kurokawa Akane who was speaking, but at this moment An only felt that the person in front of him was the energetic "super high school level photographer" Koizumi Mahiru.

However, Kurokawa Akane ignored An and continued his solo.

"Koizumi-san, are you coming to the bathroom too?"

"Well, I'll wash my face. After all, this happened too suddenly..."

"Where's Saionji-san?"

"Well, she's over there...uh, she doesn't seem to want to come in. Sorry to bother you."

"fine."

As she spoke, Kurokawa Akane took a few steps, opened the door of the bathroom, and then closed it. Then, she looked at An again. This time, before Kurokawa Akane could speak, An immediately understood what she meant. It was obvious that in the previous scene, except for the appearance and hairstyle, Kurokawa Akane was almost exactly the same as Koizumi Mahiru, and even the voice was very similar.

Although I heard from Mr. Knight that Miss Akane is a talented actress, is it really this good?

To be honest, if this was some kind of magic, An could accept it.

But it's a bit scary to reach this level just by acting...

Hmm? Wait, so if Miss Chiyin wants, she can perfectly play any one of us?

Thinking of this, An's eyes suddenly lit up.

[Ms. Chiyin, can you play Gu Leiya? ]

"……………………"

[I now believe that you are the real Miss An]

Kurokawa Akane sighed silently. Although An's question was nonsensical, as someone who could summon gods through profiling, Kurokawa Akane knew An's thought process very well.

You want a meal replacement? I'm sorry, but I refuse.

[Should I tell Mr. Knight about this? ]

[I don't think he will believe it. In short, be careful.]

This is why Kurokawa Akane didn't tell Duanmu Huai right away. After all, after so many times of asking the gods to possess him, Kurokawa Akane knew that Duanmu Huai was very alert to this evil god. And he just felt that the person didn't look like Mary, which didn't mean that the other party must be an evil god. And if you think about it carefully, maybe the other party deliberately revealed this flaw to attract him and others to take the bait.

And it was not without reason that Kurokawa Akane was so cautious. After all, the four of them were teleported to different areas after leaving the rest area. Kurokawa Akane was standing at the door of the dormitory when he opened his eyes, and An seemed to be somewhere else, which meant that they went to the classroom after that, just like everyone else.

It is conceivable that in this situation, it is not impossible that something might happen.

But what Kurokawa Akane didn't understand was why the other party would attack Miss Mary. After all, in terms of pure strength, he was the weakest among the three people. It takes time to summon a spirit to possess you. It's not like having multiple personalities and you can switch between them with the blink of an eye.

This is not a computer program.

The reason for looking for An is that Kurokawa Akane's combat power is the lowest among the three when he is not possessed by a spirit... At least it's an insurance.

As for what to do if An Wanyi was pretended by the other party, Kurokawa Akane didn't think too much about it. She was good at acting, not fighting with wits. If Kurokawa Akane knew about cunning, she might be able to get some clues by imitating the other party's way of thinking. Unfortunately, researching an evil god was obviously not in line with the rules of the Tribunal, and Kurokawa Akane knew that Duanmu Huai would definitely object.

Therefore, she had no choice but to take this approach.

Then the two chatted for a few more sentences. At this time, Sonya also came out of the bathroom, greeted the two, and asked about Koizumi Mahiru. From this, it can be seen that Sonya had no idea that the "Koizumi Mahiru" just now was actually a one-man show performed by Kurokawa Akane.

Afterwards, the three of them left the bathroom, and on the way back to the classroom, An quietly sent a message to Kurokawa Akane.

[When did you find out that something was wrong with Miss Mary?]

"…………………"

[I discovered this when we met in this world]

"………………………"

[Ms. Mary, are you okay now? ]

[I think... I'm safe...]

Kurokawa Akane couldn't be sure about this either. At least for now, she could only hope that the other party was safe and sound.