I Love You Arei, But You Were Dumb For This. (Ch.1 Mini Analysis)

I love you Arei, but you were dumb for this. (Ch.1 mini analysis)

Do y'all remember that comment about a water leak that Arei made in the first trial?

I just realized how stupid her comment was (about the existence of a water leak, not the videos). If someone had debunked that comment right then and there (or if she hadn't said anything at all), the cast would've gotten through this trial much faster.

Here's why Arei's comment was dumb in the first place, and what it prevented the cast from figuring out. (Ch 1 spoilers)

Why was Arei's comment illogical?

When there's a water leak, there's typically evidence of one somewhere, and there was no evidence.

Normally when there's a water leak, there would be signs of that in the ceiling, the furniture, or the appliances in the room. There's not much furniture in the computer lab, but their are a bunch of appliances. The computers and the disc readers in the room show no signs of damage, and neither does the ceiling. If there was mold or damage of any kind, MonoTV would have noticed and took care of it (like it did with the gym in Ch. 2).

2. More importantly, a water leak doesn't explain why Xander's corpse was found soaking wet.

Not sure how Arei completely disregarded this, and how people took her comment at face-value.

These two reasons above prove that there was no water leak to begin with.

What did it prevent the cast from figuring out?

The existence of a third party.

The water alone proves that there was a third party. Xander was the one who was found soaked, so it's pretty clear that he didn't bring any water. He's also the one who originally orchestrated the murder plan. It wouldn't make any sense for him to bring water to a computer lab. Teruko didn't bring it either, since she was found completely dry. If she did bring water, there would be a vessel that holds water lying around somewhere. There's no evidence of either of them leaving the room to get water. The only option left is a third party (Min), who indeed had a vessel that holds water (a bucket) and splashed it on Xander, which is why he was wet, as y'all know.

2. Teruko's innocence.

The existence of said third party proves Teruko's innocence. There were plenty of other reasons that prove Teruko's innocence (LIKE XANDER STABBING HER), but somehow this is the one that proved her innocent.

I realize now that Teruko could've started with talking about the water on the floor first instead of the bloodstains, but it works either way. I really wish Arei hadn't said what she said, because it was beyond stupid. I also wish someone in the cast had noticed she said that sooner, and used a rebuttal against her statement.

Maybe I'll do more analysis in the future :)