It’s been about a week since Shuichi Saihara, and fifteen others have been trapped in the Killing Game in the Ultimate Academy for Gifted Juveniles. The first trial had just ended. After Kaede Akamatsu was executed for being the blackened responsible for Rantaro Amami’s death, Kaito had shouted at everyone in the Trial Grounds and punched Shuichi in the face.

Shuichi ended up with a huge bruise over the left side of his face from that incident, which turned a vibrant purple by the next morning. Shuichi reluctantly went to the dining hall and sat at the furthest away from everyone else, he didn’t touch his food. Shuichi was acting cold, a far cry from how timid he was during the Class Trial.

“...” Shuichi silently stared at Kaito when he was approached by him, he didn’t even know what to say to him, the bruise still left a painful numbness across his face.