SUMMER NIGHT ESCAPE/Episode 10

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SUMMER NIGHT ESCAPE
Episode 10
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Akasaka"This place is more boarded up then I thought it'd be."
Uetani"Probably because there were lots of guys tresspassing to goof off."
Tamiya"Like us~?"
Akasaka"Is there some way that we could break the board nailed to this window...?"
(gun cocking, gunshot, window shattering SFX)
Tamiya"Nope~...."
Uetani"What about over there? The color's different, so the wood might be rotted."
Akasaka"Oh, maybe...."
(gun cocking, gunshot, wood breaking)
Tamiya"It broke through! We can get out!"
Uetani"Yeah, but this is the second floor...."
Akasaka"Seems like you can jump to that branch from here."
Tamiya"Great!"
Uetani"But I think only one person would be able to go. It'll probably break after one use."
Tamiya"Ahh... and then that would make a bad sound."
Akasaka"Well, it's fine if just one person could get out and call for help, right? I'll do it."
Uetani"No, I think we should talk with Saotome and the others first, just in case."
Tamiya"Let's go tell them, then!"
(explosion SFX)
Naoki"Uwaah!"
Tamiya"!?"
Akasaka"That's the same sound from earlier."
Uetani"And that voice just now, was it—"
Akasaka"Let's go!"
Naoki"—Gh."
Tamiya"Woah! Naoki's hurt!"
Akasaka"Are you okay?!"
Uetani"What happened?"
Haga"N-Naoki said he wanted to go to the bathroom, and then I heard an explosion...."
Saotome"I also only just got here."
Naoki"When I went into the bathroom, there was a sound nearby, and a piece of something came flying at me."
Saotome"Did something explode in the bathroom...?"
Haga"You shouldn't go in, it's dangerous!"
Uetani"Naoki, show me your leg."
Akasaka"We should wash the cut, right? Is there any water around?"
Tamiya"I have a plastic water bottle!"
Uetani"Give it to me."
(water pouring SFX)
Naoki"Ow, ow, ow...."
Uetani"It didn't break skin."
Tamiya"What, just a scratch~?"
Uetani"It might bruise, though."
Akasaka"I thought it would have been pretty bad for you to be crouching like that."
Naoki"I couldn't help it! It came flying at me so suddenly I thought I was getting shot at so I freaked out!"
Haga"The explosion sounded the same as the one we first heard. Could it be that there are others of that monster around here...?"
Akasaka"Even if we hide, we wouldn't be able to run if we're found...."
Akasaka"We don't know what's out there, so shouldn't we stay together and move as a group?"
Naoki"I think so... it's probably safer if there's more of us."
Haga"Yeah...."
Tamiya"By the way, we just found a place were one person can get out."
Haga"What?! Really?!"
Naoki"Say that sooner!"
Akasaka"I'm gonna leave from there and call for help, so don't wo—"
Saotome"I don't think it's going to be that simple."
Haga"Huh?"
Naoki"What do you mean?"
Saotome"Look at the footprints here."
Tamiya"Feels like there should be a mystery soundtrack playing~."
Saotome"No, seriously, take a look. Only our footprints are in this bathroom, right?"
Akasaka"Well, of course. We're the only ones here, after all."
Saotome"If the monster caused the explosion, then it's strange that its footprints are nowhere to be seen, right?"
Haga"If they're not there, then that means...."
Saotome"It wasn't the monster who did it. It was a man-made explosive, or something like that."
Naoki"What the heck... So you're saying someone planted explosives?"
Saotome"Yes. And since there aren't footprints from anyone else, the person who did it was probably one of us."
Haga"No way, could it really...."
Naoki"Maybe the explosive was planted a long time ago, so the culprit's footprints vanished?"
Saotome"But the explosive was probably made with gunpowder, you can smell it. I think if it was planted a long time ago, it would have gotten damp from the humidity and wouldn't have exploded."
Akasaka"Or maybe the culprit did something so that they wouldn't leave footprints?"
Tamiya"Like some sort of trick?"
Akasaka"Yeah, that's it."
Saotome"I don't think someone would worry about footprints in a messy place like this. Lots of people come in to do tests of courage."
Naoki"Maybe it was placed after we entered...?"
Saotome"Then they really wouldn't have had the time to worry about hiding footprints."
Akasaka"So, could it really be that one of us did it...?"
Haga"One of us couldn't really have locked us up and set off an explosion, right...?"
Naoki"Or rather, who would it even be? Someone who'd do something like this... Tamiya?"
Tamiya"Me?! Why?!"
Naoki"Maybe you were trying to make things interesting, but failed?"
Tamiya"No way! If that's the case, then I think it'd Saotome and Uetani! They seem like they'd make a bomb!"
Saotome"What? If I did it, then why would I purposefully point out the footprints?"
Naoki"That's exactly it, right? Purposefully pointing it out to throw people off the scent?"
Akasaka"Ah... well, I think Saotome and Uetani could have done it~."
Tamiya"The person who did it has gotta be smart, right~? So of course~."
Saotome"Are you praising me or accusing me...?"
Haga"By the way, didn't you say you wanted to play airsoft earlier, Naoki...?"
Akasaka"Ah! And so you planted a trap that made it feel like an airsoft match?"
Naoki"That's a completely different thing! It's not me! Besides, I'm the one who got hurt!"
Haga"Maybe you messed up and accidentally did it to yourself...."
Tamiya"That would happen to Naoki."
Naoki"Why are you treating me differently from Saotome and the others?!"
Akasaka"Or maybe breaking all of our phones was a setup?"
Tamiya"So you mean it was...."
Haga"It's not me?! It was the monster who broke the phones, first of all!"
Naoki"Maybe being scared by the test of courage was also a setup?"
Tamiya"Of course, you'd make it unexpected~."
Haga"I said, it's not me!"
Naoki"If we're talking unexpected, it could also be Akasaka."
Akasaka"Huh?! But it's not me!"
Haga"Well, anyways... if one of us is the culprit, then would it be safer to split up...?"
Haga"I don't want to suspect anyone, but I also don't know the truth...."
Akasaka"But we even found a place where we can leave...."
Saotome"But only one person can leave, right? If the culprit escapes, then maybe he wouldn't call for help."
Tamiya"Yeah, if only the culprit escapes, then there's no point...."
Naoki"No, seriously, who did it? It's not a joke. I can't believe it."
Haga"Maybe we should have never come here...."
Uetani"……"
(heavy footsteps SFX)
???"Grraahh!"
Tamiya"!?"
Uetani"Did it come back to life?!"
Saotome"No, this one's bigger. It's a new one!"
Naoki"There's two of them?!"
(gun cocking, gunshot)
Akasaka"!? This one has a shield!"
???"Grrrrrraaah!"
Tamiya"We're screwed...!"
Haga"Uwaaah!"
Tamiya"If we're gonna get killed by a monster, might as well try getting out of here!"
(footsteps SFX)
Naoki"Ah! No fair, head start!"
(footsteps SFX)
Uetani"Wait, everyone, calm down!"
(gun cocking, multiple gunshots)
???"Grraaahhh!!"
Tamiya"If I get out from there—"
Naoki"You think we'd let you go alone?!"
Haga"Maybe, if we all jump at the same time—"
???"Grrah!"
(something shoots, wall crumbling)
Akasaka"!!"
Tamiya"No, the opening—"
Saotome"It's no good! We can't use it anymore!"
Naoki"What do we do?!"
Haga"I can't trust any of you anymore!"
Naoki"I'm gonna get out of here myself, too!"
(footsteps SFX)
Uetani"Wait! If we split up, we really won't be able to escape!"
Akasaka"Damn it—!"
(gun cocking, multiple gunshots)
???"Grrraaaah!"
Uetani"Akasaka, what are you doing?! That doesn't work—"
Akasaka"If someone's gotta die, then I'll take my chances!"
(gun cocking, multiple gunshots)
Uetani"—Ugh, fine!!"
Naoki"What are those two doing? If they don't run, then—"
Saotome"Geez, whatever!"
(multiple gunshots SFX)
Tamiya"Whaa—if I leave now, I'll just look like the culprit...!"
Uetani"Tamiya, Saotome, go 'round back!"
(multiple gunshots)
Haga"Uwaaah! I'll—!"
Naoki"Damn it!!"
(multiple gunshots)
???"Grrraaaaaaah!"
(thump SFX)
Akasaka"Hah, hah, haa... it's dead... I think...."
Tamiya"I really thought we were done for...."
Naoki"I didn't think there'd be two monsters...."
Uetani"It might not end at two."
Akasaka"Yeah, it's definitely better if we move together."
Haga"But when I think about how the person who locked us all in here is one of us, I can't trust anyone...."
Naoki"I agree. I think hiding separately can increase our chances of survival."
Saotome"But if we were alone just now, we definitely wouldn't have survived."
Naoki"That's true, but...."
Akasaka"Hey, by the way, it's only nine o'clock. We can still make it home and play a fighting game."
Uetani"...Huh?"
Naoki"To think of fighting games now...."
Saotome"I think I need to get my ears checked."
Akasaka"We all got split up for high school, but hanging out together as six is so much fun. I wanna keep doing stupid stuff like this, even after ten years."
Haga"Yeah, but does it have to be this stupid?"
Tamiya"But it's just like Akasaka to say something completely random like that~."
Akasaka"Are you praising me?"
Naoki"We're friends, right?"
Saotome"...Well, my whole footprints thing was just speculation. Sorry for suspecting you guys."
Naoki"Nah, I'm sorry, too."
Haga"There's no point in fighting, for sure...."
Uetani"Anyways, now that it's possible there are still monsters around, we have to work together to escape."
Haga"You say that, but our only exit got covered up, right?"
Akasaka"There's no place we can break through besides that one."
Tamiya"The boards are unbelievably strong."
Naoki"Just how strong was that monster...."
Akasaka"Wait. If that monster was so strong, would it be able to break the windows?"
Tamiya(clap) "You're right!! Hey, you said something good for once!"
Saotome"If that's the case, the second floor lobby looks easy to break."
Haga"We should lure it there, then."
Naoki"But we don't know if another monster will even—"
(heavy footsteps SFX)
???"Grrraaaahh!"
Uetani"Here it comes."
Naoki"Isn't it's voice clearly louder than the other two?"
Tamiya"Those are some crazy footsteps."
Haga"Will this one be okay...?"
Akasaka"Alright everyone, what's your hundred meter dash time?"
Saotome"Huh?"
Naoki"No, is now really the time for that?"
Tamiya"Fourteen seconds."
Haga"Same."
Uetani"14.4 seconds."
Saotome"I'm about the same, too."
Naoki"And you're all answering seriously...."
Akasaka"What about you, Naoki?"
Naoki"Fourteen seconds. But we don't have time for that right now."
Akasaka"Great."
???"Grrraahh!"
(gun cocking SFX)
Naoki"Hey, Akasaka?!"
Akasaka"I'll use myself as bait and make it ram into the wall!"
(footsteps SFX)
Tamiya"Whaat?!"
Uetani"Let's cover him."
(gunshot)
???"Grrraahh!"
(multiple gunshots)
Naoki"Geez, why's he always doing things so suddenly?!"
(multiple gunshots from each of them)
Haga"Hurry, Akasaka!!"
(multiple gunshots from Haga and Akasaka, wall breaking)
???"Graaaaaaah!"
Akasaka"We did it...."
Haga"What about the monster?"
Saotome"It fell and died."
Tamiya"Great, we can get out from here!"
Akasaka"Let's go, everyone! Ready, and—!!"
Akasaka"——."
Tamiya"What...?"
Saotome"Hm...?"
Haga"Huh, why... we jumped out...."
Naoki"No way, we're back at the beginning?!"
Uetani"But it's strange. We don't have our guns."
Tamiya"Oh, that's true."
Akasaka"Come to think of it, there's no sign of the monster...?"
Haga"Where did reality end and the dream begin...?"
Naoki"If that's the case, then what about the entrance we came in from?"
Akasaka"It's still there...."
Naoki"We can leave from here... right?"
Saotome"We can just leave normally, can't we?"
Haga"What the hell was that, then...."
Tamiya"Was it that we all had the same dream?"
Akasaka"But we heard an explosion."
Uetani"......"
Saotome"Hey, Uetani—"
Uetani"——."
Saotome"Nevermind, it's nothing."
Haga"......"
Naoki"......"
Akasaka"...Let's do this again sometime."
Saotome"You don't learn your lesson, do you."
Naoki"Are you really saying that now?"
Tamiya"It's something Akasaka would say~."
Haga"Sure is."
Uetani"......"
Akasaka"You'll be in charge next time too, Uetani."
Uetani"...Huh? Yeah, sure."
Naoki"Are we really gonna do it?"
Akasaka"Wasn't it fun?"
Uetani"Yeah... it was. It would be good if it could stay like that."
Saotome"No, now you're saying to much."
Tamiya"But every once in a while would be nice!"
Haga"Like what, once every ten years?"
Akasaka's Classmate"Ahh, I am not looking forward to tomorrow's math test."
Akasaka"The only thing on my mind has been summer vacation."
Akasaka's Classmate"That's right, we just gotta make it through this week. By the way, you know that abandoned school on top of the mountain?"
Akasaka"Yeah, I went there for a test of courage."
Akasaka's Classmate"I heard they're going to tear it down soon."
Akasaka"Really...?"
Akasaka's Classmate"Ah, I'm taking the bus today, so I gotta go. See ya."
Akasaka"—Okay, see you."
(footsteps SFX)
Akasaka"...A year has passed since that summer. At the start of the second term, Uetani transferred to a faraway boarding school, so we haven't kept in touch."
Akasaka"For one reason or another, the other members haven't met up much either."
Akasaka"A little while after he transferred, rumors started going around that he had been bullied. "
Akasaka"Soon after, Saotome told me privately that Uetani's footsteps were in the bathroom with the explosion when there shouldn't have been."
Akasaka"Could it be that the person who made the creatures was...?"
Akasaka"As I hear more and more things, I have regrets about things like maybe hanging out more together."
Akasaka"But...."
Akasaka"Ten years later, once again...."
Izumi(Akasaka's words are filled with various different feelings.... Muku-kun can now put on a performance like this.)
(Summer Troupe—especially Muku—were able to take a step into new territory, thanks to him.)
(applause SFX)
MukuThank you very much!
MisumiThank you~!
Muku(I'm glad... I was able to show the guests a new side of Summer Troupe.)
MisumiEveryone's clapping for us~.
KazunariRight? Like we said, everything turned out fine.
YukiYou worry too much.
KumonWe can do anything when we're together!
TenmaMuku, and everyone else too, you've grown a lot. There's a lot more new sides to us that we can show.
Muku—Yeah! Thank you, everyone!
MisumiI'm glad, Muku.
Muku(Everyone in Summer Troupe, and the audience's smiles—I wish that I can see this again with everyone in ten years.)
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