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Judging by the majority votes, it’s been decided that we’ll be doing the boba booth for this year’s cultural festival.
Kumon
!!!
White Cat
Meow~.
Black Cat
Meow~.
Azami
What the hell, y'all? I don’t have any food left.
White Cat
Meow~.
Azami
Jeez, fine. I’ll pet you. I’ll pet you.
Black Cat
*Purrs*.
Kumon
Sorry for making you wait, Azami~.
Azami
It’s fine.
Kumon
*sighs*…
Azami
What’s with that sigh? Did the baseball club lose the district qualification or something?
Kumon
Don’t say things like that! It might bring bad luck! ‘Sides, they’re doing great!
Azami
What is it, then?
Kumon
I was hoping my class would do a haunted house for this year’s cultural festival, but they decided to do a boba booth instead!
Here I was convinced the classic haunted house would not lose since the boba craze had calmed down!!
Azami
…Heh.
Kumon
By the way, what will your class do?
Azami
…Not tellin’.
Kumon
Why!? Tell me! Is it a maid cafe or something?
Azami
Nope.
Kumon
Then, what?
Azami
…Haunted house.
Kumon
No fair!!!
Azami
That’s why I didn’t wanna tell you.
Kumon
So lucky… You’ve got to do the haunted house…
Azami
Why do you want to do haunted house that much anyway?
Kumon
Because folk monsters are cool.
Azami
How stupid.
Kumon
What’s with that!?
Azami
We’ve already done that, playing folk monsters.
Kumon
That’s not what I mean! What I wanted to do is produce the folk monsters, not become one of them!
You see! I’ve also been considering the roles! Like, casting Nakayama as the crow-billed goblin since he has good reflexes, and Shimano as the ogre since he’s big and brawny!
Azami
If that’s so, we have some competent members at the troupe–.
Kumon
…!!! You’re right!!!
Azami
Fuck… Looks like I said something unnecessary.
Kumon
Director! I wanna do a haunted house!
Izumi
Huh…?
Tenma
A haunted house?
Yuki
What are you bringing up out of nowhere?
Azami
That’s way too sudden, y'know.
Izumi
Can you elaborate?
Azami
He wanted to do a haunted house for the cultural festival, but his class ended up doing the boba booth.
Kumon
That’s why I wanna do a haunted house at the dorm for a day!
Izumi
Well, I don’t really mind, but… Who will be the ghosts?
Kumon
I’ll scout them after this! It’s all right! I already have people in mind!
Izumi
(O-Okay, I don’t know how he’ll get the scout done, but…)
Kumon
I’ll leave the full makeup to you, Azami!
Azami
What?
Izumi
(Well, I guess I can just let him be. It sounds fun, anyway.)
Kumon
The first one is…umm…
Misumi
Oof.
Kumon
Oh, here he is!!
Misumi
?
Look at this, Kumon~. I’ve got sparkling triangles from the crow~.
Kumon
Just as I thought, Sumi-san should be crow-billed goblin!
Misumi
Crow-billed?
Kumon
You see, I’d like you to play the crow-billed goblin at haunted house…
Misumi
Crow-billed goblin? I don’t really understand, but okay~.
Kumon
Hooray!!
Kumon
Be the ogre, Omi-san!!
Omi
Hm?
Kumon
You’re the only one who can play the big and beefy ogre, Omi-san!
Omi
???
Kumon
I want Omi-san to play the one-horned ogre at my upcoming haunted house at the dorm!
Omi
Ogre? Do you really not mind me taking on the role? I’m fine with it, though.
Kumon
Thanks!
Homare
Lingering monsoon… Trailing rompers…
Kumon
Homare-san is the fox spirit!
Homare
…Fox spirit?
What are you talking about?
Kumon
I’m going to do a haunted house at the dorm soon, so I want you to take on the fox spirit role, Homare-san!
Homare
Hmm… Playing a fox spirit who has lived longer than human beings… That is such an interesting role. I don’t mind doing it.
Kumon
Nice!!
Kumon
I’ve got three people for now… It’d be nice if I can at least scout one more~.
Taichi
Ah, there you are, Kyu-chan! I’ve heard you’ve been looking for people to play ghosts!
Kumon
Do you wanna do it, Taichi-san?
Taichi
Absolutely! There’s no way I’ll miss out such an interesting opportunity!
Kumon
In that case, you’ll be the guardian dog, Taichi-san! You’re like a dog, after all!
Taichi
A d-dog? I’ve never seen a haunted house with a guardian dog in it…
Kumon
Alright! Now that the cast has been decided, I’ll give y'all the instructions!
Izumi
…
This haunted house turns out better than I expected…
Kazunari
It’s said here we should go from the first floor.
Muku
Oh, the map is taped to the wall.
Tenma
!! Don’t move so suddenly like that!
Muku
So-Sorry!
Yuki
You’re freaking out too much.
Kazunari
Director-chan, watch your step, 'kay? It’s dark here.
Izumi
Thanks.
*scary sounds*
Tenma
Whoaa!!
Yuki
It’s just a sound effect, duh.
Izumi
We should go here next–.
Tenma
Whoaaa!!!
Kumon
Hehe, it’s a big success!
Azami
For God’s sake, why did I have to do this too…
Izumi
That surprised me…
Muku
I thought my heart would stop beating.
Kazunari
Huh? Kumopi, Azamin, are you not playing the folk monsters?
Kumon
The main highlight of this haunted house is in the lounge! Welcome!
Izumi
I-I wonder what they have there…
Tenma
H-Hey, y'all, go first.
Yuki
Yea yea, okay.
Kazunari
I’m opening the door, then~.
Muku
Wow…the decoration here is so elaborate.
Kazunari
Kumopi wanted to do a haunted house so bad, after all~.
Izumi
Huh? There’s an onigiri here.
Yuki
Looks like an offering to me.
???
“Onigiri, onigiri…”
Izumi
…Who’s that?
(Hold on. There’s only one person here who will say such a thing…)
Crow-billed Goblin
“I am the Great Goblin, Sankakubo, who rules over Mount Mitsumine!”
One-Horned Ogre
“And I am one of his four biggest subordinates, Hangoki![1]”
Kumon
So cool!!
Izumi
…
(T-They even come up with a pose…)
Fox Spirit
Ruffling socks, Mystical fox~…
Tenma
?
Fox Spirit
“My name is Hizuki. I shall feed on your vigor.”
Guardian Dog
“I am a subordinate of Hizuki-sama, Taro Sanjou!”
Kumon
OMG! That’s so sick!!
Izumi
(They’re doing a pose too…)
Tenma
The hell is this…
Kumon
My haunted house is so awesome, isn’t it!?
Yuki
You really call this a haunted house…?
Muku
Ummm, it’s not that scary…
Kazunari
But this just screams Kumopi all over!
Izumi
(Rather than a haunted house… How should I say this… it looks more like a chuunibyou monster house.)
Crow-billed Goblin
“Now, let’s have our usual fight!”
One-Horned Ogre
“I shall take you on first!”
Fox Spirit
“Well, well, I wonder which one of you I should eat first.”
Guardian Dog
“Please let me have at least one of your preys, my Lord!”
Kumon
Y’all are so cool!!! My judgment is right!
Izumi
(Well, at least he’s having fun…)
Nids
Notes
↑Omi’s role, Hangoki, is written in 飯盒鬼 which is literally translated to “Cooking Utensils Ogre”.