scary monsters ~endless halloween night~ 3-12 "you can't deceive these eyes"

[mandytl]

 

 

Location: The Other Dimension - Sleepless Castle

Ghosts: Stop right there~!

Sebek: Despite our best efforts, our cover was still blown!

Rook: We gathered vital information on those shards in return. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, as it were.

Trey: If only that venturing didn’t make us a target!

Rook: Let’s tuck away inside that barn at two o’clock! 

They step into blinding whiteness. 

Trey: What the?!

Location: The Other Dimension - Hollow Graveyard

Trey: Now we’re in a… graveyard?!

Sebek: H-Hey! The door just vanished behind us!

Rook: The solemn stillness of a cemetery beneath the full moon. The Ghost Realm is whimsical indeed.

Anyhow, we threw them off our trail. Why not take a seat and rest a bit?

Trey: Pretty impressive that you can sit down on a grave like it’s nothing…

Rook: Worried about getting filthy? Then squat upon this handkerchief of mine!

Trey: More like, it’d be bad for my soul.

Rook: Oh? What’s there to waver over?

It’s not as if anyone’s actually buried here.

Sebek & Trey: Huh?

Rook: This is the Ghost Realm, after all. The dead have no need for tombs.

If anything, this cemetery is just for decoration… a scenic theater backdrop.

This stage is either a reproduction of their deep emotional attachments, or… 

Perhaps, our deep-seated fears are what’s showing us this macabre sight.

Trey: I-I see.

Rook: Now, if there’s no longer cause for concern: have a seat, relax the feet. We walked this whole way, after all.

We’ll be much safer hidden in the shadows of these tombstones.

For now, at least, since there’s no telling what lies ahead…

Sebek: … How do you manage to remain so composed, Rook-senpai?

Trey: Rook’s always been like that. Just a real iron-hearted guy.

Rook: Fufu. You flatter me, Trey-kun.

Sebek: On the contrary, you can’t deceive these eyes.

Rook-senpai’s calm demeanor was always abnormal on campus.

There’s also… the way you understood your circadian rhythm so intimately! No ORDINARY person could accomplish such a feat!

Trey: We are talking about Rook here. 

Sebek: On reflection, he was also the first to suggest we stow away in that barn.

What if he’s conspiring with the mastermind in his attempts to lead us to our doom?

Answer me truthfully! Because if you don’t…

Sebek gathers energy for an attack.

Rook: !

Trey: … Sebek. Lower your pen.

That isn’t something to point at someone on your side, am I wrong?

Sebek: On my side? I’ve reason not to trust such a shady character in times of emergency!

Trey: Sure, he’s a little special, you never know what he’s thinking, and he stares at the sky and just laughs sometimes…

But he isn’t a bad guy.

Sebek: That all sounds more than suspicious to me!!!

The more I hear, the less likely I am to trust him. Are we sure he wasn’t the one who stole away Malleus-sama and the others?!

Trey: I noticed this back when we were trying to corner that guy at Ramshackle, but you kind of tunnel vision when you get worked up, Sebek…

Haste makes waste, you know. Charging in without a cool head will get you hurt in the long ru—

Sebek: Riddle-senpai’s my senior in the Equestrian Club!! You will CEASE with this obvious slander!!!

Trey: But I didn’t even MENTION Riddle!

Rook: … I understand where you’re coming from, Sebek-kun, and I can’t blame you for doubting me.

You see, in the past, I… 

Ghost C: Mmh? Aren’t those humans, in the flesh?!

Ghost D: Then what Our Esteemed Host imparted was true… You lot’ll need to come with us!

Rook: It seems we have an obstacle.

Can I trust you to watch my back for now, Monsieur Crocodile?

Sebek: Hmph. This must be what they mean when they say some sacrifice is necessary. I agree to a temporary truce!