Part 38: 6/6/09-6/7/09

6/6/09

Junpei realized this whole thing was his fault after school. You know, way too late.



Why did I open my big mouth?

I played with Maiko a bit after school.



> As you spent time with Maiko, you felt yourself growing closer to her…
> You feel that your relationship will grow stronger soon…
> It’s getting late…
> You decided to return to the dormitory…

I figured it was a good thing to do before we risked getting murdered by thugs.

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What’s your hurry? …I still think this is a bad idea.
I mean, bringing two girls THERE is like wandering into a lion’s den with steaks strapped to my face…
How could you be afraid of ghosts, but not be scared of this…?
It’s easy to get freaked out by something you can’t see, don’tcha think?
Actually, I’m more worried about things I CAN see… like bats and knives!
* sigh * Big deal, so it’s a little “dangerous”…
Come on, it’ll be an adventure!
More like a suicide mission.

I kind of feel bad about how I got Junpei to come along.



H-Huh? Hey, you know it! Leave it to me!
C’mon, let’s go!

So we headed down to the alley, which was a charming little place that I will willingly go to again without some very good reason. You know, in opposite land.



> Several boys and girls are hanging out…
…The hell?
Check out those rags… They’re from Gekkou High.
Oh man, this is worse than I thought…
Hey, you. I think you’re in the wrong place.
Uh… Well, I…
You don’t belong here… Get it?
Beat it, Goatee…
G-Goatee?
Oh, y-you mean me…
We don’t need our permission to be here.
H-Hey! Are you nuts!?
Take a look around you!
I’m not blind, you know.
Come on, don’t be intimidated by these scum!
What was that?

Yeah I shouldn’t have let Yukari talk at all, usually when you’re trying to ask around about a thing you don’t go around loudly calling people scum.



We’ll post some pictures that will make her daddy cry!
She’ll wish she was never born!
Hahahahahaha! Oh, that’s so clever!
These guys are the worst…
You oughta learn to shut that trap of yours.
Man, I feel sorry for you, Goatee. This bitch is a pain in the ass… huh!!

When that guy dropped Junpei was about when things went south. We’d have been in real trouble if he hadn’t shown up.



Junpei…!
That’s enough.
They didn’t know what they were getting into. I’ll make sure they leave.
Alright?
Who do you think you are, dumbass?
You want some too!?
> But the punk’s fist was easily dodged…
> The guy from the other day head-butted the punk, knocking him backwards…
* gasp * Shit…
You just crossed the line! You think you’re going home alive!?
…Wanna give it a try?
Uh…
S-Screw this…
Tough Chick’s Friend: Hahahahaha! What a loser!
Damn you, Shinjiro…
That’s right… you’re from Gekkou High too, aren’t ya!?
You better grow eyes in the back of your head!
> The punks ran away, and the girls walked off laughing…

Of course that left us alone with the scary dude who just beat the hell out of the thugs who were menacing us.



Hey, I remember you… You clowns were in Aki’s room at the hospital.
You idiots!
Get outta here. This place isn’t for you.
Wait!
We came here for a reason!
Did Aki tell you to come here?
No.
…Hmph.
What do you wanna know? About that ghost story?
Um. Yeah… How’d you know?
It’s a rumor.

It turned out that Shinjiro knew all about what had happened, including a lot more than any of us did.



…about all the things they’d done to some girl named Fuuka.
Fuuka…? You mean Fuuka Yamagishi, from 2-E? They were picking on her?
That’s why people are saying it’s Fuuka’s spirit that did it.
Fuuka’s spirit…? Wait, what do you mean by that!?
You guys don’t know?
This Fuuka girl might be dead.
She hasn’t been home in over a week.
Are you serious!? I thought she was out sick…
But, she’s missing!?
So much for the ghost story.
Mr. Ekoda is the homeroom teacher for 2-E, right? Does he know about this…?

I wonder how it is he knows Akihiko.



It’s you who can’t let go…
……?
Nothing…
That's all I know. …Satisfied?
Thank you very much.
…I didn’t do nothing.
Um, thank you very much. You even gave us a hint…
…You’re very kind.
Huh?
I, um… Never mind.
Tch… Don’t come here again.
> The young man named Shinjiro left…
> …You decided to return to the dormitory.

Mitsuru was very concerned about what we’d learned.



It began with a ghost story, and has developed into a serious situation.
We have to do something…

Akihiko meanwhile was much more concerned with how we’d gotten it.



I mean, I’m proud of you guys for trying to gather information, but be a little more careful next time.

Junpei’s still sore from when that punk beat him up I think.



If Shinjiro-san hadn’t helped us, we’d be…
Shit! I’m never going there again!

Shinjiro seems a lot nicer than he pretends he is.



Yeah, I agree.
But, I wonder what such a nice guy was doing in a place like that…

You know who was back at the mall. He is, by the way, not a nice guy.



I have some unfortunate news regarding your investment.
Things are not running as smoothly as planned. It still has the potential to turn a profit, but…
I would require an additional 10,000 yen to get things back on track…
Are you willing to increase your investment by this amount.
Yes.
> You gave the man 10,000 yen.
I’ll be in touch once your fortune has been made.

Seriously I’ll never see any of this money again but I’m interested in seeing how far this guy plans to take this. I hung around at the club a bit later, Mutatsu-san may be a crabby old man but at least he isn’t robbing me.



6/7/09

Bebe called me up earlier.



It’s okay.
I ‘ave nothing to do today. Would you like to do somezing wiz me?
Yatta! I can’t wait! I shall leave at zis very moment!
> Bebe seems excited…

We went down to Be Blue V at the mall.



Aelita-sama, zis shop is where… “you get to meet your true self.”
Zat is what zat madame said.
> Bebe bowed slightly towards the proprietor…
Aelita-sama…
> Bebe is whispering a question to you…
Who iz dis… “true self”?
That’s the big question.
Zhe way of zhe samurai… iz to find oneself?
Naruhodo… Zat is a very modest word…
> Bebe is nodding…
> Today, you learned something new about him.
> It’s starting to get late…
> You decided to go back to the dorm.

There wasn’t really much to do tonight, just watched a bit of TV.



Newscaster: Episode 16: Confusion of the Presses! A photo of food is not the real thing! Feather Hawk!
…And now, the news.

I went to bed early, if what that kid said is true tomorrow we’ll be in great danger again. I have no reason to doubt him, so I want to be ready.