Title: Intersecting Nightmare! - That is Good News
Characters: Riddle, Trey, Leona (off-screen), Azul, Jade, Jamil, Vil, Epel, Idia, Malleus, Sebek, MC/Yuu, Grim
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That is Good News
Sage's Island - Foothill Town
???
Oh? Is there something you seek?
Jade
If so, you may count on us. We will acquire anything and everything you wish for.
Trey
Ah, Jade. And there's Azul too. Y'all were also here?
Riddle
…Then doesn't this mean…
Jade
My apologies for betraying your expectations, but Floyd is currently attending to customers at the Mostro Lounge.
Riddle
That is good news. It's truly a relief.
Azul
We heard of this event from a customer at the Lounge and made our way here post-haste. How very intriguing for there to be a fair that sells secondhand books.
Sebek
It's you we're talking about. You must be here in search of some pointless business book anyway.
Azul
Sebek, dear. There are trends to business books. There is no point in looking for them in outdated books.
Sebek
Stop making sensible arguments, you're an Octavinelle student for crying out loud!
Jade
We were searching for books concerning the topic of Halloween.
Malleus
Books about Halloween?
Jade
Yes. Halloween is soon approaching, correct?
We were planning to obtain some reference material for the fair we plan to hold at the Mostro Lounge this year.
Sebek
Now that you mention it, the people in my class were all getting excited about decorating their respective dorms…
Halloween celebrations are awfully grandiose in Night Raven College, aren't they?
Malleus
That they are. I too was shocked during my first Halloween at the academy.
Extending an invitation even to those outside the academy, the abundance of glorious embellishments abound along with tables filled with delectable refreshments, and not to mention the songs and dancing to be enjoyed…
It appears that everyone looks forward to the annual return of the ghosts who had departed from this realm.
Sebek, it would do well for you to also keep your hopes up for your first Halloween at Night Raven College.
Sebek
Ahh… Thank you so very much!
I'm looking forward from the bottom of my heart to this Halloween at a Night Raven College ruled over by the Young Master himself!
Riddle
I don't recall being under anyone's reign, though.
Sebek
But still, a Potions book, a picture book on manners, and a book on Halloween…
It really seems like the fair has many varieties of books available. Is there any book in particular that you're looking for, Young Master?
Malleus
Right. I would like to find something that I wouldn't normally read since we're here.
Sebek
What Lord Malleus usually reads are arcane tomes and noble history books… The opposite of those would be…
Books suited for light reading, perhaps? Essays or poem anthologies… No, would novels be better?
Epel
In that case, well, how about comic books? There was a store on the other end that had tons of manga and nothing else.
Malleus
Manga, you say? I am certainly unfamiliar with them.
Sebek
Well done, Epel! Let's have a look right away then, Lord Malleus.
That seems to be the store over there… Hm?
Idia
GASP!!!
*Slip!*
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Sebek
Yeah. I could've sworn I saw a sickly-looking man standing there just now… Was I seeing things?
Azul
No, I'm fairly certain that was Idia…
Sebek
That can't be it, I saw him too! There was a sickly-looking man…!
Trey
He hid in the blink of an eye.
Vil
Leave him be. Nothing good comes out of striking a conversation with him.
*Chatter chatter*
Grim
There are so many Night Raven College guys here even though this place sells nothing but boring ol' books.
Wonder if there's anyone else here?
*Running SFX*
???
Ahh, where did he go… KALIIIIM!
Sebek
This voice is…
If it isn't Jamil. Is something the matter? You're red with rage.
Jamil
I was accompanying Kalim and browsing some books… But he wandered off somewhere while I was buying a drink!
I called his phone countless times, but no response. Has any of you seen him anywhere so far?!
Azul
Why, yes. We saw Kalim chatting with some of your fellow Scarabia dormmates earlier.
Jade
Indeed he was. He was having so much fun browsing books as he walked that it didn't seem like he would take notice of his smartphone.
Jamil
What did you just say?! I told him over and over not to get up from the bench, and yet…!
Sebek
If I were to end up in Jamil's shoes… Just imagining it sends chills down my spine.
Trey
Now, now. Calm down, Jamil. Nothing bad would happen if he's with your dormmates, right?
Jade
Indeed. Please, feel free to take it easy here with all of us.
Jamil
Like I could! If you spot him anywhere, let me know immediately!
Grim
Now there's even more people.
???
…Guh!
Grim
Hm? That's…