Both makes sense 
It’s already voting time? This might be a trial speedrun.
Not like we have any way to 100% prove who it is, so just going for it does make sense
If Whys killed then GG.
I refuse to believe TL did it or that Amelia had any chance to.
So to me it is a 50/50
I think we know enough that whys would need to be very delicate to actually perform a kill there
Then I would request someone else votes Italy and locks.
With my vote weight we likely only need 1 more person to do it.
[!] Enough votes have been locked such that the result cannot change. This trial has reached its' conclusion.
"Puhuhuhuhu! Let’s see… I’m tabulating my votes using my patented Monokuma Looks At The Screen technique…! Yep! The person you have selected as the Blackened is…!!!"
@Italy!!!
"Wow! Incredible choice! Now, it’s time to learn…! Computer, was your choice innocent, or were they guilty?"
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[!] Correct. Blackened has been chosen correctly. Execution will occur shortly.
Let’s break down what happened, hmm?
The motive of the killer in this case was slightly different than the motive of the other killers. While the other killers merely wanted to escape, or in one case to pull off the ultimate swindle, this case’s killer was far more altruistic. And that altruism is what ultimately drove him to murder.
The killer never wanted to kill anyone. For weeks, he had watched powerlessly as even his ultimate talent was insufficient to save his friends. When the killings had finally stopped, he had hoped that that could be the end of it. That even if it meant they never got out, no one else would have to die.
But that changed when Monokuma announced that if no one killed someone else within the next 48 hours, they would all die. The killer wanted to protect his friends – even if it meant sacrificing himself. Steeling his courage, he drank a vial of poison that he had on his person.
For twenty-four hours, the poison was absorbed into his bloodstream. Finally, a critical mass built up in his body. Collapsing to the ground, he only had the chance to whisper one name before dying – but with no one around to hear it, his words disappeared uselessly.
But he had achieved his goal. He had done something the Mastermind could never have anticipated: he had sacrificed himself to save the others. Isn’t that right…
@Italy, the Ultimate Surgeon
"Well. This is quite awkward. The Blackened is already dead. But… you’re all looking forward to Punishment Time! I could hardly deprive you of the pleasure…"
You may discuss freely. Actions may not occur at this time.
PUNISHMENT TIME FOR ITALY, THE ULTIMATE SURGEON
Icibalus Explains The History Of France In The Long 19th Century, Which Is Only Thematically Related To Italy Because His Name Is The Name Of A Country That Exists Near France. This Probably Denotes Disrespect Due To Discussing A Different Location Than His Name, But Really It’s Because Icibalus Has Been Researching Long 19th Century French History For His Interview For Cambridge University, And He Wants To Infodump, And This Game Is Techncially His Platform So Nobody Can Stop Him, And If You Try To He Can Probably Modkill You So Really It’s Not Worth The Risk
At the turn of the century, France was in a difficult position. The French Revolution, one of the most dramatic events in history, had established the First Republic of France. This Republic was naturally fraught with instability, largely down to three factors. Firstly, being a republic in a sea of monarchies placed France in what could only be described as an awkward position diplomatically. Secondly, Republican fervour had lead to grand, idealistic attempts to remake the whole of society anew- the most obvious examples being the aggressive decimalisation of literally everything, the Revolutionary Calendar, and the Religion Of Reason which stood as the early Republic’s state religion. Thirdly, the Republic was ran by idealists and paranoiacs who were more concerned with preventing counterrevolution via mass beheadings than managing the economy.
Eventually, the Republic lost most of its’ radical fervour, and began shifting more towards aristocratic and borgeuois liberalism. France did, however, in this period, fight many successful battles- and the most famous of the generals being the Corsica Napoleon Bonaparte (Who, by the way, WAS NOT SHORT.That was a lie the British made up about him and everybody believed because like, fuck, what are you supposed to do, go up to a megalomaniacal dictator and randomly ask for his height?), descended from Italian nobles (oh cool another tangential connection. pretend that’s why this is happening). Bonaparte gained allies amongst the top ranking statesmen in the French government, and in 1799 launched the Coup of 18-19 Brumaire, despite heading a disastrous campaign in Egypt. Napoleon lured the legislative councils of France into safe locations controlled by his troops under the guise of protecting them from a Jacobin plot, and the next day dissolved the council. In the coming months, he reformed France into the First Empire.
Napoleon, a known player of Alekhine’s Defense, then set about to his true design; aggresively expanding the French Empire. Napoleon’s attempted conquests are well-documented, so I shall cover them only in brief. Napoleon’s initial successes were combatted on the sea at the Battle of Trifalgar (but maintained the adulation of his people due to the perceived victory of killing Horatio Nelson), and following an ambitious but failed attempt to invade Russia in the winter, the coalition of European nations managed to defeat Napoleon, and set him into exile on the isle of Elba.
After the brief reign of Emperor Napoleon II, France restored Louis XVIII, brother of the deposed king, into power, leading to what was known as the Bourbon Restoration. The Bourbon Restoration was not, as it would seem, a return to the absolute monarchy before the French Revolution. Rather, it was a constitutional monarchy, although under a greater degree of monarchistic control than most. Elections were held at many points during the reign of Louis XVIII (and later Charles X), but strict electoral laws restricted suffrage to approximately 100,000 (all male, of course). Louis XVIII was popular largely due to his inactivity in poltiics- Charles X, on the other hamd, took a more active approach in the parliamentary system, and instituted unpopular policies- most notably, banning all criticism of Catholic Sacraments.
In 1827, the election turned out a majority of 221 liberals who advocated for reform without removing the monarchy ( for the dirty theatre kids among you, one of those was the Marquius de Laffayette, yes that one.) ( also i ran into some weird stuff while researching this bit but like. i’m not putting in THAT much effort into this bit. just trust me when I say it’s not important.). In 1830, the Prime Minister chosen by those liberals was dismissed, and in March the liberals passed a vote of no confidence in the King’s government. In response, Charles X made four alterations to the constitution, effectively seizing control of the press and dissolving the elected government in favour of his chosen executive branch. However, these changes were anticipated by a mix of Liberals and Radicals, who timed a series of attack articles against the policy to be published right before the policies came into practise.
The outrage was, needless to say, palpable. Riots broke out across the country, centralised in Paris, and the monarchy quickly found its’ ability to excercise control of the French public crippled. The free press remained despite repeated attempts by Charles to shut them down. By July 30 1830, Charles X was forced to abdicate in favour of Louis XIX- who ruled for twenty minutes, abdicated as well. The reformed Council of Deputies reassembled, and declared the throne vacant- elevating Louis-Phillipe (the last King of France) to the throne.
This July Monarchy lasted until 1848. However, it would fall to another revolution in Feburary 1848, caused this time by frustration due to the lower classes being effectively unable to vote. This created the Second Republic, with the elected leader being Napoleon Bonaparte (different one, this one is his nephew), who ruled until 1951. In 1951, realising that term limits were a thing that existed under his constitution, however, Napoleon III launched a coup against his own government, and installed himself as Emperor of France. This lasted until 1870, when, nervous of Otto Van Bismarck’s growing power as leader of Prussia, he launched a disastrous invasion attempt that ended with him being captured and dethroned.
This lead to the Third Republic- but not before the Paris Commune, an event far too complex for this elaborate bit that, if you remember, was meant to be an execution from a Danganronpa game, ruled for a short time in Paris. Some cool shit happened, I guess. There was the Dreyfus affair, which was pretty unpog tbh, but again, we don’t have time. Anyway, where were we? Oh yeah, Italy dead, well done, good job, glad you survived that, Monokuma probably just fucking blew up his corspe or something. Chapter 6 will begin shortly, I guess?
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Yep. The fifth class trial… we have survived.
Thank you Italy for your sacrifice. Hopefully it shall not be in vain.
Also
The ratio of living female characters to living male characters is 3:1
We did it
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And for once, I did not lose an ally this chapter.
Although we lost an already fairly confirmed IC for the MM trial so… I guess that is a loss too
