Part 1
Two months before the school festival
Kamiyama High School - Class 2-B
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Toya
Yes. We decided during homeroom last week, and we've already begun preparing for it this week.
Mizuki
(So much stuff happened since I last came to school. But that's also sorta business as usual.)
Mizuki
(Still, an escape room.
That could be pretty fun since we get to come up with the riddles for it.)
That could be pretty fun since we get to come up with the riddles for it.)
Toya
I should also mention that we were initially considering either a maze or a haunted house.
Toya
Because they're festival standards.
It turned out that classes in other grades had already chosen to do those.
It turned out that classes in other grades had already chosen to do those.
Mizuki
Some classes ended up doing the same things during the last festival, so I feel like you guys didn't have to change course.
Toya
No, we didn't have to.
But now that we're second-years and know what to do, we decided to go for something more original.
But now that we're second-years and know what to do, we decided to go for something more original.
Mizuki
Yeah, an escape room would be more of a new experience compared to a maze or haunted house. It could end up being a really big draw!
Toya
No, we're still in the middle of gathering ideas.
However, we have already begun work on the interior design, posters, flyers, signs and such.
However, we have already begun work on the interior design, posters, flyers, signs and such.
Mizuki
(If they've already begun working on it, then that probably means groups have already been decided.)
Mizuki
(Come to think of it, I remember my teacher last year saying that anyone who wasn't around was allowed to ask to join whichever group they liked.)
Mizuki
What happens to the people who weren't present when you guys decided groups and stuff?
Toya
You currently have your choice of interior design, advertising by making and putting up flyers, signs and the like and...
Mizuki
(My teacher's been on my case about having to come in at least once every two days because I need to take a bunch of supplementary classes, so I wouldn't really mind working on festival stuff...)
Toya
I've been asked to come up with all the riddles, so I'll be focusing on that for the time being.
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Mizuki
That sounds like a ton of work, though?!
Are you sure you can do this all on your own?
Are you sure you can do this all on your own?
Toya
Yes, they've been appearing on my social media feed from time to time. I've found that I really enjoy the feeling I get when an answer comes to me.
Mizuki
(It makes sense. Not only is Toya really studious, he also seems good at thinking outside the box.)
Mizuki
Haha. You don't have to do that for me!
It'll probably go faster if our riddle expert handles everything.
It'll probably go faster if our riddle expert handles everything.
Toya
Which is precisely why I've been asking the others in class for any suggestions they may have.
Toya
I don't know if it's because they're trying to come up with the best riddles they can, but I'm yet to receive any from them.
Mizuki
(And I'll be a lot more comfortable helping Toya instead of trying to join a group that already has a ton of people in it.)
Toya
Since you're here, do you think you could take a look at the riddles I've come up with so far?