scary monsters ~endless halloween night~ 3-10 "just like in my adventure novels!"

[mandytl]

 

 

Location: The Other Dimension - Staircase

Jade: Aww, man. I lost. Guess you three aren’t hopeless after all. 

Ruggie: Phew… Somehow we managed to grapple the guy long enough to wind this rope around him

Riddle: Pull it tighter! Another reckless rampage like that could spell trouble for us.

Jade: Yeah, no. I already let loose and had tooons of fun.

Swoosh…

Ortho: Uhm, did something white just fly out of Jade Leech-san’s body…?

Jade: ……

Ruggie: And now he’s just hangin’ his head. Think he fainted?

Jade: … Goodness. Is that Ruggie-san, as well as Riddle-san and Ortho-san?

What’re you all doing here?

Riddle: You… are Jade, aren’t you?

Jade: Without a doubt. Have you forgotten? “The lock that curls to the right spells the J for Jade.”

Riddle: We’re in the presence of the genuine article, then. Honestly. What a troublemaker…

Jade: Genuine article…? I did wonder what happened, since you’ve tied me up, and every part of me smells like smoke.

Riddle: I’ll explain everything while I free you. You see… 

Time passes.

Jade: Well, then. It seems I’ve caused you a great deal of trouble.

I apologize for the disgraceful display you saw that I… can’t even recall.

Riddle: I assure you: it was difficult to watch.

Ruggie: You were literally actin’ like Floyd-kun for a second there.

If you can’t remember much, does it mean you were brainwashed?

Riddle: Taking into account the white fumes, that peculiar personality, and that this is the Ghost Realm…

We can surmise that Jade was possessed by a ghost.

Ortho: Funny, I was just thinking the same! Ghosts can totally do that.

Jade: One thing that does come to mind is that, after I nodded off, I vaguely heard Azul’s voice.

Riddle: Azul’s? Then is he somewhere nearby?

Ortho: This is just conjecture, but…

Maybe all the kidnapped students are in a similar position, possessed by ghosts.

Jade: … Let’s move on. I’m fraught with worry for the others.

Ruggie: You don’t look all that worried.

Jade: Oh, I am! I’m definitely not reveling in how fun this is.

And besides… I need to find the ghost who so wrongfully possessed me and pay them back.

Ortho: A reliable friend has joined our party, just like in my adventure novels!

Riddle: Is everyone ready? Then let’s proceed!

Everyone: Let’s go!