Locking complete. Security of present location validated.

What was that all about…?! Was it really one of those polter… Uh…

Poltergeist.

Yeah. Was it one of those poltergeist things?

Maybe this mansion’s…actually haunted…?

(Haunted… Like, seriously…?)

Either way, it’s not safe here. We need to get out…!

Wha… What…? This hallway seems…really long…

…I’m not imagining things, right? I swear we just saw that vase…

You’re not wrong. That marks the third time we’ve seen it.

I left my handkerchief in it the last time we passed it. Take a look inside.

It’s still in there.

Huh? But we’ve been walking straight ahead this whole time.

D-Does that mean… We’ve been…walking in circles?

I don’t know… Maybe there was a curve in the path that we didn’t notice?

I will conduct a scan of the building. Commencing analysis…

Hm? Why’s Kinari putting his hand on the wall?

Oh, uh, he’s…

Plüss’s senses are better than the average person’s. He’s doing that to figure out how the building is constructed.

Ohh, that’s really cool…!

…Scan complete. No abnormalities found in the inner workings of the building. The construction is as it seems.

Presently, I am unable to formulate an escape route.

No way… Does that mean we’re stuck in here?

…!!

Th-That’s really…bad…!

Ohh… Locking me up, are we? A warm welcome indeed.

Gh… Crap…

(Hm? Renga-kun doesn’t look too good…)

You okay, Renga-kun? Are you feeling sick?

No, I-I’m alright…!

A-Anyway, we should try looking around in some of these rooms. Maybe there’s an exit somewhere.

Good idea.

…Mreowww.

Oh… It’s…

Noir, right? Are you okay, little guy?

Myah.

Hm?

He rubbed up against Kuguri’s legs and started walking?

Is he telling us to follow him?

Well, there’s no other choice. Let’s take him up on the offer.

Meooww.

……

(Nishizono-san seems kind of restless. It’s like he’s looking for something while he’s walking around…)

! Is this it?!

(? Why’d he stop walki⁠—)

?!

Wh⁠—

Wah…!

*sigh* Well, this sucks… I can’t get a signal…

I suppose that means nobody will be coming to help us.

I told everyone we’d be here, so I’m sure they’ll come for us if we’re not back by tonight, but…

……

There is a problem, Master. Nishizono-sama and Kinugawa-sama are missing.

They’re what?!

Oh, so they are.

Th-They’re really gone! Where’d they go…? Oh, no, we need to find them…!

WAH?! Th-That scared me… Someone’s calling.

That’s strange. Didn’t you just say you couldn’t get a signal?

Oh, right. Then who…?

Ah…!

Oww… What just happened…?

Hey, Kisuke, can you stand?

Y-Yes. Thank…you…

The wall just…rotated…? We lost everyone…so we…need to find…our way back…

Oh. Y-You’re right, but… Sorry! Gimme a sec!

Nishizono-san…?

I-I gotta…

Gotta…?

I gotta go to the bathroom…!