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Episode 4-8
Get Out
-Alchemy Workshop - Chemical Storage-
???: You seem to be troubled……
Man A & B: Crap!!
*step*……
Man A: W- Who are you? Are you a Night Raven College student?
Azul: Indeed. I’m also in charge of managing this area.
Inside the aquarium is a merman with quite the history. You are free to study him, however……
I must insist that you do not provoke him. There’s no way of knowing if he’ll curse you or not.
Man A: He has “quite the history”……?
Azul: Yes……
*Azul is literally under a spotlight*
Azul: If you didn’t know…… Long ago, the rare mummies of merfolk were considered priceless treasures.
It is said they could instantly mend broken bones, erase scars, act as an antipyretic, cure abdominal pain……
They were believed to be a miracle drug that could cure any and all ailments. Of course, this is all just superstition, nothing but a silly story.
However, naturally, the merfolk who had been turned into mummies resented humans……
It is only when they became vicious ghosts and began taking their revenge that those incorrigible humans realized the error of their ways……
They were able to trap the vengeful ghost of this merman within this magical aquarium and barely retain their lives.
Never damage this aquarium. In order to uphold that singular rule passed down through the academy, we……
Handle it strictly! With the utmost care! Without leaving even a single fingerprint!
……We are extraordinarily careful with it.
Man B: W- Wow~ I-i-is that so~......
Man A: Um…… What if, hypothetically speaking......
What would happen if the aquarium was scratched?
Azul: Then the magic seal on the aquarium would be broken.
Though it was suppressed once before, the ghost’s resentment is deeply rooted. Merfolk are still looking for opportunities to take their revenge.
Their number one objective is to siphon life-force from humans so that they may be revived.
If, by chance, the aquarium was damaged and the seal was broken……
Everyone here would be drained of their life-force until they’re empty, dried-up husks…… We’d become mummies ourselves!
Man A: Ah- Ahaha! There’s no way! You’re totally trying to pull a fast one on us, dude!
(......He is joking, right?)
Man B: (But…… Maybe it’s just ‘cause it’s Halloween, but I think he might be serious…...)
(And…… Look at the way he’s looking straight at us! Does it look like he’s lying?)
Azul: Oya? The color has completely drained from your faces; are you feeling alright?
Man A & B: Well……
Azul: You have no reason to worry, I assure you!
The merman’s ghost will not be revived unless the aquarium is scratched……
WHAT’S THIS!?!?
There’s a crack in the aquarium! How on earth did this happen!?
Man A & B: Errrr……
Azul: No— did you do this?
Man A: I- It’s not what you think! The selfie stick moved all by itself! That’s how it got hit……
Octavinelle Student A: Oh? A selfie stick? Do you really think that excuse would work?
Octavinelle Student B: The use of selfie sticks is prohibited here. How do you plan to make up for this? Hm?
Azul: What should I do— at this rate the mummy will be revived……
Bang, bang……!!
Man A: Uwah! It started to move!?
Man B: I- It really is a merman! That means he was being serious before!?
Floyd: Get me out of here!! I know you can hear me! Get me out! I have to get out!
GETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUT
Get me out………………
BANG!!!!
Floyd: GET ME OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man A & B: UWAH————! Someone calm him down———!
Azul: Please calm yourselves. If we can restore the aquarium……
*the lights go out*
Man B: Gyah! What the hell!? A power outage!?
*the lights come back*
Azul: Ah! The merman isn’t in the aquarium!
Man A: No way…… He was floating there just a second ago!
Azul: We’re too late……
Octavinelle Student A: I’m sure he escaped. He must be lurking in the dark, looking to target us!
Azul: Let’s leave this room at once. At this rate, we’ll all become mummies......
???: Ughhhhh…… Urghhhhh……
Man B: Wh- What was that!? That noise!?
Man A: It sounded like someone groaning……
*the lights go out*
Azul: AHHHHHHHH!!!
*lights come on*
Octavinelle Students A & B: D- DORM LEADER————!
Octavinelle Student B: The Dorm Leader got turned into a mummy! Someone, please, hurry and call a professor!
Even another Dorm Leader is fine— we’ve lost control of the situation......!
Man A: Huh! What!? Who cares about that— we need to get outta here!
???: it hURtS…… waTEr…… giVe me wATer……
*lights go out*
Octavinelle Students A & B: UWAH~~~! No, please, I don’t want to be a mummy! SOMEONE SAVE ME~~~！
BAM! SLAM! SMASH!
Man A: Another power outage!? I can’t see anything! What’s going on!?
Man B: I can’t take this anymore! This all happened ‘cause you used the selfie stick!
Man A: Didn’t you say it’d be fine if we were careful!? This isn’t something you can blame a person for!
*lights come back on*
???: Humans…… There are humans here……
Jade: This thirst…… it hurts…… I’ll give you a taste of this too!
Man A: GYAAAAAAH!!
Man B: I- IT’S THE MUMMY! IT REALLY GOT OUT!!
Azul: Urgh…… Urghhh……
Man B: Eek! It’s that guy from before! He’s a mummy!
Man A: Eh, wait a minute…… But he was just beside me......
Jade: Heh……
Thank you very much for breaking my seal.
Man A: He has the same face as the merman who disappeared from the aquarium! He’s really a vicious merman ghost!?
S- Someone save us! Please, mister, you have to get us out of here!
Azul: Urgh…… Ughhh……
Jade: It’s futile. He’s already my puppet. He’ll do anything I command.
Isn’t that right?
Azul: Urghhhhh……
Jade: Would you kindly cross your arms?
Azul: Uagh.
Jade: Now, sing for me—
Azul: La~♪
Jade: And do a little dance, won’t you?
Azul: !?
……Ugh.
Jade: …...How about that. You understand now, don’t you?
Man A: It’s true…… Even though there’s not even any music, he’s dancing all by himself! This is way too creepy!
Man B: And those sluggish movements with no rhythm…… He’s definitely being manipulated by the mummy.
Jade: Fufufu…… But this is still far from the suffering I endured.
I was dragged up onto land, wrapped in bandages, with nothing to do but wait for my body to dry out, day after day……
Azul: Aughhhhhh……Uraghhhhh——!
Jade: I lamented just as you do now, but no one came to save me. I suffered immensely.
I vowed to take revenge even if I became a ghost.
So, I’m very grateful to you for letting me out.
Man A: Th- Then you’ll let us go……!?
Jade: Rather than that, I’ll give you my deepest thanks!
Man B: Your thanks……?
Jade: Indeed. As thanks…… I’ll let you join us!
BOO!
Man A: AHHHHHHHH!!
I can’t see in front of me. Wh- What is this! Bandages are wrapping around me!
Azul: BOO!
Man B: Let me go———!!
