| Chikage | So I’m a cop, and Tsuzuru is a prisoner. |
| Want to do an etude where I chase after you, the escaped prisoner, Tsuzuru? |
| Tsuzuru | You’ll go easy on me, right? I feel like you’ll catch me in 0.2 seconds if you get serious, Chikage-san. |
| Chikage | Oh, then how about an etude where I cross-examine you? Of course I’ll mix in a couple of real stories of yours while I’m at it, Tsuzuru. |
| Tsuzuru | Wait, if you’re mixing real stories, that’s a literal cross-examination! What are you trying to get out of me! |
| Chikage | Hahaha, I’m just kidding. |
| Tsuzuru | Sigh.... I feel like I won’t survive Halloween with Chikage-san as my partner... |
| Chikage | Really? I think we’ll do pretty well, you know. |
| Tsuzuru | You’re the only one who thinks that, Chikage-san! |
| Izumi | (Ahaha… Tsuzuru-kun is being teased by Chikage-san... But I think they’ll be a new and interesting pair.) |
| Muku | “Devil-kun, why do you pull pranks on everyone? You’re so terrible!” |
| Sakuya | “Terrible? I’m not terrible at all! Because I’m not pulling pranks—I’m doing this out of the kindness of my heart!” |
| “See, look here! If you keep eating nothing but sweets, you’re going to get cavities! So I’ll eat this for you!” |
| Muku | “Aaah! Th-that’s the lollipop I was looking forward to eating for so long!” |
| Izumi | (Hmm, and this pair really warms my heart... You can really see the chemistry among the different pairs; I’m looking forward to the day of the event.) |
| Yuki | So what kinds of etudes should we do? |
| Azami | I’m a black cat, and you’re a magician, Yuki-san. The classic pattern would be something like master and familiar, right? |
| Yuki | Yeah, you’re right. We could be partners, too. |
| Azami | Oh, that works too. |
| Yuki | Looks like we can do showy makeup in addition to costumes since we have you this year, Azami. |
| Azami | I can do unique eye-makeup for grim reapers and devil-type costumes, and I can do what I did during DEAD/UNDEAD for the monsters. |
| I’ll get to use different colors than usual—coming up with ideas is pretty exciting. |
| Yuki | Now that you mention it, you said you weren’t allowed to take part in Halloween at Ginsenkai, right? |
| Halloween allows you to do special makeup—it seems like your kind of event. |
| Azami | Well, I gave up because my house was what it was. But this year I’m going to make up for all the years I missed. |
| Yuki | Yup, looking forward to it. |
| Azami | But it’s actually my first time taking part in Halloween in general, so I don’t really know what to do. |
| I need to study up and do some research on special makeup. Yuki-san, teach me about all sorts of things, including how the day of the event goes. |
| Yuki | Sure. ...But I pretty much participated first the first time last year, so I’m not that different from you, Azami. |
| Azami | Really? |
| Yuki-san, this seems to be the sort of event you’d love. I thought you took part in it for years. |
| Yuki | Well... I wanted to, but. |
| Let’s continue this conversation later. For now, we should practice, or someone might yell at us. |
| Azami | ...Got it. Then let’s start with magician-and-black-cat-etude practice. |
| Yuki | Got it. |
