“I love seeing the expressions people make when they're enjoying themselves. That's why I play piano... To see the smiles on everyone's faces. And that's why we need to expose the mastermind and end this dumb killing game! So we can smile with everyone else!

You've saved her from execution afterwards of having exposed the real truth, she may have made it out of the tunnel passage but she couldn't find a way to make it out of this one, thinking she was actually the true culprit. For that to be Tsumugi? Also finding out she's the mastermind?! It just broke her heart even more... And you're going to be Shuichi here, okay? Stay in character.

If you actually don't know who Kaede Akamatsu actually is, of course IF you have NEVER played Danganronpa before in your life! Here' s the rundown for real:
Kaede Akamatsu (赤松 楓) is a student in the Ultimate Academy for Gifted Juveniles and a participant of the Killing School Semester featured in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. Her title is the Ultimate Pianist (超高校級の「ピアニスト」 lit. Super High School Level Pianist).

DISCLAIMER: This contains great changes and rewrites regarding the characters entirely! In this case being Kaede, so please! Take notice of this beforehand