Kohane!

Hmm... I don't see her...

Where'd she go...?

Huff... Huff... Huff...

Wait, was that An?!

(It looked like Kohane was looking for An... So, if I chase after her, I might be able to find Kohane at the same time!)

An! Wait!

N-No...!

She's too fast...!

Hang on! I think Shiho went that way just now...!

Hello? Shiho?!

<Minori? Did you find her?>

I haven't found Kohane yet, but An just ran your way!

<An?

You mean Kohane's friend...?>

Yeah, her!

She has really long hair with lots of stars in it! Also, um...! She's super upbeat and spirited!!

I'm pretty sure Kohane's been looking for An. So, if we somehow manage to catch her, Kohane should follow soon after!

So if you see An, could you call out to her?

<Okay... Then, I'll try looking for her.>

Let's see... Someone with really long hair and lots of stars in it... And a spirited personality...

Wait, what did she mean by “spirited”...?

Huff huff... I'm exhausted...!

My legs feel like they're gonna explode!

(Huh...?!

Isn't that her?)

(Also, has she been running this entire time after bolting from our classroom? She must have a ridiculous amount of stamina...)

Excuse me. You're An Shiraishi, right...?

Wah?! Y-You scared me...

Yes, I am... Wait, you're...

My name is Shiho Hinomori.

I'm Kohane Azusawa's classmate.

Would you mind if we talked for a bit?

Hmm... I still can't find An...

<Sorry, Kohane...

I really wish I could help you more...>

No, Rin, don't blame yourself.

I mean, it's a big festival with lots of people.

Still... What am I supposed to do? I can't call An or anything since I'm the one with her phone...

(She looked terrified...)

Uhh... The treasure's supposed to be hiding under those stairs, right?

Does this mean we have to defeat that wolf to retrieve it?!

I heard that solving these puzzles was gonna be a challenge, but not a physical one!

(Oh no...! Asahina's class is doing that treasure hunt... Is this where everyone's supposed to search?)

I-I'm sorry! I'll move out of your way right now...!

A zombie wolf's head...

Azusawa? Is that you?

Huh?

Y-Yes, but...

I had a feeling. Thank goodness I found you.

Shizuku Hinomori told me that there's a girl running around dressed as a wolf and to let her know if I happened to see her. I believe her sister is also looking for you right now...

Shiho's looking for me...?

Th-Thank you very much for letting me know!

Also, I'm sorry for interfering with your activity! Is this where your class is holding its treasure hunt?

No, that's okay.

Our last participants seemed a bit surprised, but they also seemed to enjoy themselves.

More importantly, your friends must be worried, so please feel free to go.

Okay, I'll be going now.

Thank you again, Asahina...!

If Shiho's out looking for me, then I should probably head back to class for now.

Wait, now that I think about it...

An might stop by my class again if she still hasn't realized that I'm the one dressed up as the wolf...

(But...)

...

Kohane!

Thank goodness I finally found you!

Oh, Minori!

How did you know I was here?

I just talked to someone who said that they saw a zombie wolf!

I asked them for more information and learned that you went this way...

I see...

I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble, Minori.

That's totally okay!

More importantly! Here's that tool I borrowed from the teachers!

This should let me get that zipper unstuck, so let's find an empty classroom where we can get this mask off!

Okay, thanks...

There! I got it unstuck, Kohane!

Thanks, Minori...

Is something wrong, Kohane...?

You don't have to worry about An now since you don't look like a wolf anymore! So, you should go see her...

No, it's not that...

I wanted her to enjoy the School Festival, but ended up really scaring her...

I just wanted everyone to enjoy our haunted house...

Kohane...

I think there's still plenty of time for that...

Shiho?! How did you know we were here...?

Minori sent me a message.

Also, Shiraishi and the others are waiting at our classroom.

She even said that she still wants to check out our haunted house.

R-Really...?

Yeah, also...

She said, “I'm sorry for getting scared and running away. We'll be waiting by your class.”

A lot did happen and things probably didn't go exactly as planned.

But there's still plenty of time to enjoy the School Festival, so you guys should have as much fun as you can.

Thanks, Shiho...

Actually, I'm wondering if you could do a little favor for me. Would that be okay...?