Part 1

Hotel - Cafe Entrance

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1

Kohane

Morning, everyone.

2

An

Morning, Kohane!

3

Toya & Akito

Good morning.
Morning.

4

An

*Stretch*
Hotels seriously have the best beds. I slept like a baby last night!

5

Akito

To be fair, you're able to fall asleep basically anywhere.

6

An

Oh, you knew?

7

Kohane

Hehe.

8

Toya

Anyway, let's go have breakfa—

9

Guest A

“I didn't think we'd actually stay at this hotel. What if those rumors are true...?”

10

Guest B

“Hahaha! You're kidding, right?
There's no way we're gonna see any ghosts.”

11

Guest A

“But I saw people online saying how a guest unexpectedly died with no clear cause...”

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12

Guest B

“You mean that whole thing about how they became a ghost, and they're still wandering the halls? I didn't think you were superstitious like that.”

13

Kohane

(This hotel's rumored to be haunted?
But Taiga's manager didn't mention anything when he booked our rooms...)

14

Kohane

Uh oh...

15

Kohane

Umm...
Did you also understand what they just said, An?

16

An

Yeah, I couldn't help it...

17

Toya

To think that all your English studying would come back to haunt you in this way.

18

Kohane

A-Are you sure you're going to be okay, An...?

19

An

D-Dunno. What are ghosts and monsters outside of Japan like?

20

Akito

They're pretty grotesque...
Remember that zombie wolf we saw at Miya Girls during their school festival? The exact opposite of forgettable—

21

Toya

Akito, stop.

22

Akito

Hm?

23

Akito

Oh...

24

Kohane

D-Don't worry, An!
If that's what we're dealing with, then I promise to keep you safe from them!

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25

Kohane

I know! I'll stay right by your side for the rest of the day!

26

An

Y-You'll come with me when I use the bathroom...?

27

Kohane

Yes!

28

An

And when I take a bath?

29

Kohane

I'll stand guard right outside the door and keep an eye out for any ghosts or monsters!

30

An

Ko...

31

An

Kohaneeeee!

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32

Toya

If that helps put Shiraishi at ease, then I see no problem with you doing that, but...

33

Akito

Are you planning on doing that the entire time we're at this hotel?

34

An

Ugh... Yeah, that'd be asking too much...

35

Kohane

Hmm...

36

Kohane

Then, I'll check to see if those rumors are true!

37

An

What?!

38

Kohane

Those people just said how they found that information online. So, I should be able to find it as well.

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39

Kohane

Oh, I got a few hits after searching this hotel's name plus “ghosts”. Let's see... The place with the most sightings is...

40

An

No, wait! Are you sure about this, Kohane?! Salt and stuff probably doesn't work on American ghosts, right?!

41

Toya

Right...
I don't think using salt to purify places is a part of their culture.

42

Akito

Wait, you guys are hung up on that?!

43

Kohane

Oh, here's some information about morning and noon sightings...!

44

Kohane

You guys can start eating without me!
I'm going to go see what happens!

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45

Toya

Wait, Azusawa!

46

Akito

Alright... I guess that means we should go with her, huh?

47

Akito

You stay here and wait.

48

An

You're joking, right?!
I'm not about to put my partner in harm's way!

49

An

Also, I don't wanna be left all alone here!

50

Akito

Why are you acting so proud?

The next day

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51

Kohane

We spent the entire day checking out the places people mentioned, but we didn't end up seeing any ghosts.

52

Akito

To be fair, they were just rumors.

53

An

Wait, how did that saying go? Where there's fire, there's smoke or something?

54

Toya

Regarding that, I did some digging last night and found an interesting article.

55

Toya

Last year, this hotel featured a ghost character during the Halloween event they held. In terms of timing, it matches perfectly with the sightings you mentioned.

56

Kohane

Wait, that means...

57

Akito

So, it was a character for an event?
And people thought it was real?

58

Toya

Apparently.

59

An

R-Really...?

60

Kohane

That's great, An!

61

An

Yeah! Now I can finally relax!
Thanks for figuring out this mystery, you guys!

62

An

Oh, that reminds me! Since we were all at our wit's end thinking about ghosts last night, let's all have a pajama party tonight!

63

Kohane

Wow, that sounds like fun!
We need to go buy some snacks and drinks!