Wow...!

It's still the morning, but all these people are waiting outside the gate to visit our school!

Our School Festival's supposed to be pretty famous and tends to get a lot of visitors.

And it's great motivation for us...!

Let's get right to it this morning and do our best again today!

Yeah! And I need to do my best as a replacement wolf...!

Hmm... Which wolf costume am I supposed to wear?

Oh, Azusawa! Here's your costume!

Can you put this wolf's head on?

Huh...?

Whaaat?!

I-I'm playing the zombie wolf...?!

It looks so scary...

Hehe. It looks amazing, right?!

We had a girl from the art club make it for us.

Y-Yeah, it's terrifying...

Honestly, it looks more like a monster from a horror film than a wolf...

M-Maybe a little too terrifying...

I was also a little worried at first about how scary it looks, but a lot of others kept saying that there are thrill seekers out there who like this kind of stuff.

So, we decided that one of us can put this on whenever we see a guest who fits that description.

I mean, we want as many people to enjoy our haunted house, right?

Also, we had Shiho help us with making it look more realistic!

O-Oh, okay...

(I do agree with the part about catering to the thrill seekers out there, but I doubt An will be able to handle something like this...)

(But we only use this whenever we feel it's necessary, so there should be nothing for me to worry about...)

Now, you'll be wearing this gray hoodie and these gray sweatpants! We made sure to pick something that felt “wolflike”!

We'll give you the signal for when to move. All you have to do is slowly come out of the shadows!

O-Okay!

Got it!

Great!

Then, let's start getting ready!

Look, guests!

Kohane, you're on standby!

Oh...! O-Okay!

(Zip up the back and...

Hmm... It feels a little big...)

(But that should be fine. I'll be hiding for most of the time and don't have to move that suddenly when scaring the guests...)

Aww, come on. This haunted house is totally meant for kids. What a bummer...

Yeah... I thought it'd be scarier, but... Hm? Hey, isn't that the exit?

Hey, you're right! Let's get out of here and check out the next class...

(Oh... Th-These guests don't seem all that bothered by scary things...!)

...

*Roar*

AAAAHHHHHH!!!

(D-Did I do okay...?

They seemed pretty surprised when they saw me...)

Dude, that last one was so scary!

That thing looked more like a monster than a wolf!

I know, right?! It was straight out of one of those jump scare movies! It got us pretty good, huh?

(Oh, that sounds like them in the corridor... The ones that just went through our haunted house...)

Wanna go again? We can try being hunters this time!

Thank goodness. They seemed to have enjoyed it...

(Okay, it's been a while now...

I feel like my shift should be over soon.)

Kohane!

It's almost noon! Wanna swap soon?

Oh, okay!

(Wait, it's almost noon?

That means An and the others are going to be here in about thirty minutes. I need to hurry up and get changed.)

(I just need to unzip the back of the wolf's head...)

H-Huh...?

It's stuck...?

Is something wrong, Kohane?

Oh, um... The zipper feels stuck...!

Sorry, can you take a look at it?

Sure!

Oh, it's super stuck!

Gimme one second to undo this!

Here we... Gooo...!

No...! It's not coming undone...!

Wh-What do I do...?!

An and the others are going to be here soon...

Wait, I know!

Let's temporarily move out into the corridor! We should be able to see better there!

R-Right!

Wow, this thing's really stuck...

We might need to find a tool to undo this...

W-Wait, but...

I promised to meet up with everyone soon...

I know...

Okay, sit tight for a second! I'm gonna try finding a tool that we might be able to use!

Thanks, Minori!

Oh, I should let the others know that I'll be a little late! Let's see... Where did I put my bag...? The class next door...?

We're here!

<Woohoo!

I can't wait to see what the festival at Kohane's school is like!>

Hey, give us a little warning before popping out like that. What if someone sees you?

<I'll be careful♪

Hehe. I'm so glad that I decided to see how practice was going for you guys! Now I get to see the School Festival!>

<I'm gonna rub it in Len's face later!>

Why do I get the feeling that you two are gonna have a fight after you tell him...?

Anyway, we arrived a little earlier than expected. What should we do until it's time to meet up with Azusawa?

Wanna just start making our way towards her class? We might even get to go inside their haunted house early...

*Gulp*

I was trying to not think about that...

I'm still sort of surprised that you're not good with scary things, Shiraishi.

<Are you sure you're gonna be okay, An?>

I appreciate your concern, Rin.

I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't scared, but I want to enjoy as much of the Miya Girls School Festival as I can today.

Also, Kohane helped put this haunted house together, so I don't mind checking it out! Yeah, I'll be fine!

How'd you land on that?

That's not important!

So, let's start heading over towards Kohane's class!

This pamphlet says that the haunted house Azusawa's class made is supposed to be based on a fairytale...

“Little Red Riding Hood and the Young Goats' Slightly Scary Forest Adventure”...? That actually sounds kinda cute.

Yeah, it's probably not gonna be all that scary.

What's wrong with that...?

Still, I'm starting to get nervous... But...

Alright, let's go!

Now, where's the entrance...

My bag... Where's my bag... Oh, here it is! At the reception desk!

Hm? That sounded like... Kohane?

Huh?

...?!

Wh-What is that thing...?!

A dog... N-No, a monster?!

I believe it's... A wolf?

But it's rather repulsive...

U-Uhh...

(Oh no!

I forgot that I'm still dressed as a zombie wolf...!)

An, wait!

It's me...

Nooooo!!!

<Eep!>

Huh?

Shiraishi, your phone...!

G-Get away from me...!!!

Whoa, hey!

Where are you going?!

A-An!!!

(Oh no! I need to tell her somehow that it's me!)

<Wh-What happened?!

Why'd An throw her phone like that all of a sudden?>

That voice... It's coming from An's phone... Rin?

<Eep!

Wait, huh? That voice...>

Are you okay, Rin?

It's me! Kohane!

<I knew it was you!

Hang on. Why are you dressed as a super scary wolf?!>

Azusawa? Is that you...?

Sorry, I can't get this wolf's head off...wait, not right now! I need to find An and explain the situation!

D-Did you guys see where she went...?!

<An went that way!

I barely caught a glimpse of her before I fell!>

<I'll tell you where to go, Kohane! We can try finding her together!>

Rin...

Okay! Thank you so much!

<Alright, let's go! First, go straight...!>

Kohane, I managed to borrow some tools! Huh? She's gone...?!

Hanasato?

Oh, is this your class?

Oh, Shinonome! It's nice to see you again! Wait, no... Now's not the time for that!

Did you happen to see where Kohane went?!

Oh, the wolf's head Azusawa was wearing gave Shiraishi a big scare. She ran off in that direction and Azusawa just went after her...

Seriously, how far did she run...?

In that direction?

Okay! Thank you guys so much!

I guess we should help find her too...

Okay, let's go.