Title: Intersecting Nightmare! - Strategy S Cue
Characters: Riddle, Trey, Leona, Azul, Jade, Jamil, Vil, Epel, Idia, Malleus, Sebek, Grim, MC/Yuu, Skully
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Strategy S Cue
Hinterlands
Skully
Pray tell, has your discussion come to a close?
Jamil
Indeed, it has. We apologise for our violent conduct earlier. Allow me to release the bindings.
*Sparkles*
Leona
We're deathly apprehensive, ye know. That's why we ended up overreacting just now.
Azul
We are truly very sorry. The sheer impudence we displayed… Please, we ask that you forgive us.
Jade
Does your body feel alright? Please accept my sincerest apologies for distrusting you.
Sebek
What…? Why the sudden about-face…?
Leona
…
Epel
Gasp!
The hand gesture Leona made just now… That's the Strategy S cue he uses during Magift matches!
Grim
Strategy… S…? What's that?
Epel
The S stands for "Stay back and monitor the nobodies".
Sebek
The brazen insolence! Have you no respect for the opponent team?!
Skully
…I see. Each of you bears a name with a beautiful ring to it. 'Tis an honour to be graced with the opportunity to utter your glorious names.
Jamil
Wha-?!
Leona
Tch!
Riddle
What in tarnation are you doing?!
Trey
Wuh-Wha-?!
Jade
Dear me.
Azul
Ugh…!
Idia
Eek!
Vil
HEY!
Malleus
Oh…?
Grim
Hmm? What's up with all the screaming?
Skully
And you two over there, would you be so kind as to give me your names, please?
Epel
Umm… My name is Epel Felmier. Nice to meet you.
Sebek
…I'm Sebek Zigvolt.
While I do not intend maintain amiable relations with humans, I'll at least furnish my name as Lord Malleus did.
Skully
Ahh! Epel, Sebek, I am so happy to meet you both!
I am overflowing with gratitude for this meeting. It's a pleasure.
*Skully kisses them*
Epel
EUGH!
Sebek
What is up with you?! Don't plant a kiss on my hand when I clearly did not consent to it!!!
Skully
And Yuu and Grim. Once again, it's a pleasure to meet you both.
*Skully kisses*
Grim
This imbecile! He kissed my lovely, lovely fur!
Epel
Is this why Vil and the rest were screaming earlier? Wh-What a completely pretentious person…
Sebek
…Gasp! D-Don't tell me you planted a kiss on Lord Malleus's hand as well…?! If so, I can never, ever forgive you!
Jamil
Now then… Since I'm done disinfecting my hand, let's lay out what we know about the situation at hand.
Vil
Right.
We opened a mysterious book and next thing we knew, we ended up here.
Vil
But… Where exactly is this?
Riddle
We seem to be in a forest, at least. But this is not the same forest as the one near campus.
It is incredibly thick… And it doesn't seem to be maintained.
Idia
Thick and… Gasp!
…Aaahhh! I knew it! There's no signal here! My phone's as good as dead! What should we do?!
Malleus
Hmm, am I correct to say that this means that we cannot contact those who are back at campus?
Idia
I-I mean, y-y-yeah, but… That's not the point now!
Malleus
Oh? Are there other troubles that you're facing?
Idia
I'm gonna lose my login bonuses for my social network games.
Malleus
Sosha…Ne-…?
Jamil
Let's ignore that.
Jade
Very well. The moment we opened the book…
We lost consciousness and were sent to an unknown territory. On top of that, our clothes have been swapped, correct?
Trey
Now that it's all laid out like that, this situation sounds about as abnormal as it can get…
Say, Malleus. Do you have any idea what this phenomenon could possibly be?
Malleus
You're asking me?
Trey
Yeah. For someone as knowledgeable as you are, I was thinking that maybe you might know something about this at least.
Anything would do, really. Even if it's just info about that book or this place.
Malleus
Even I have never heard of or witnessed such a phenomenon.
However…
…Hmm. Something unusual is afoot. Wait for a moment, I'll be back once I investigate it.
*Malleus flies away*
Sebek
Ah! Lord Malleus! Where are you headed to?! If anything happens while you're alone…!
Jamil
Are you planning to chase after Malleus without so much as a broom for flight? You'll just end up becoming a hindrance. Just wait here like he'd said to.
Skully
In the blink of an eye, his flying stature is no longer visible… He must be a fairly outstanding mage.
Leona
…