Yakutsk |
"FNYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!" |
Conductor |
A ghost (?) appeared out of nowhere. Panicking at the sight, Yakutsk ran up the stairs, screaming. And just like that -- I followed her through the mysterious old castle to the first floor of the castle as she continued running madly. |
Conductor |
Yakutsk is small and slender, but she is a seasoned Train Knight. Her grip strength is tremendous - because we were still holding hands, I was completely dragged along, my feet nearly dangling mid-air. |
Yakutsk |
"NO NO NO NO! I HATE GHOSTS I'M SCARED! HELP ME, SOMEONE HELP ME, ANYOOOOOOOOOONE!?" |
Conductor |
C-Calm down, Yakutsk! You're mistaken, the girl who just spoke is not a ghost-- |
??? |
"Wait? Please, don't run away? I'm not scary...?" |
Yakutsk |
"HIEEEEEEEEEK! IT'S CHASING ME HEREEEEEEE! ? I DON'T LIKE IT I'M SCARED I'M SCARED I'M SCARED, GO AWAAAAAAY, PLEASE DON'T COME NEAR MEEEEEEEEE!?" |
??? |
"......!" |
A moment later -- a strange noise was heard. |
Yakutsk |
"Hih, what now? What was that sound? What is that tapping sound? Scary scary SCARY!" |
??? |
"Get down!" |
Yakutsk |
"Eh? Eh?" |
I held Yakutsk's distress head and pushed her down to the floor with me together. |
Yakutsk |
"KYAAAAAH! Wha-wha-what's going on all of a sudden, what are you doing, Conductor!? Why did you push me down, I don't mind, but think about the situation right now...!?" |
??? |
"Don't raise your [Head], it's dangerous! Cover your [Ears], or you [Eardrums] might burst!" |
Yakutsk |
"UH-UUUUUUHH~!?" |
??? |
"--EI!" |
Monster |
"GRAAAAAAGH!" |
Conductor |
The bullets fired by the translucent girl shot through the countless monsters that had crept up through the walls and ceiling. Their corpses crumbled over raggedly. |
Yakutsk |
"Hyuuff, pyuuff--" |
Yakutsk was making strange breathing sounds from the back of her throat, as if she had ran out of oxygen from screaming so much. |
Yakutsk |
"M-Monsters? When did they get to...? I've been blind for so long, I didn't realise until they all got so close!" |
??? |
"Are you okay?" |
Yakutsk |
"Y-yes.... Did you, um, did you help us by any chance? Why? Ya, um, you're not a bad ghost?" |
??? |
"Yeah. Not a ghost okay? Hehe, I'm [Glad] I found you... You're [Quick] on your feet, lady♪" |
Yakutsk |
"I-I've trained hard, from.... No, I mean, uh? What? I don't know what's going on!" |
Conductor |
Thank you. You've saved us, Murmansk. |
Murmansk |
"Yes! I'm [Glad] I was able to save Sir [Conductor] and you♪" |
Yakutsk |
"Murman-sk...? What, you know her, Conductor? I mean - now that I inspect you closely, you're wearing an Eisengradian uniform, aren't you?" |
Yakutsk |
"I mean, are you a compatriot? But I don't recall a little girl like this... you're in our army?" |
Murmansk |
"Mwrrh, I'm not tiny, okay? I'm slowly growing [That] these days, you know?" |
Conductor |
Yakutsk, now that you mention it, let me introduce you to her. She is Murmansk. As you said, she's an Eisengradian soldier-- |
Conductor |
She's a new colleague who recently joined the SSS. Just like in Fussen's case, as this is an urgent mission -- I haven't been able to introduce you all to the people who will be accompanying us. |
Yakutsk |
"Let's see... Does this mean that this girl, Murmansk, was on the train with us? But I didn't see her even once though?" |
Murmansk |
"Heheh. I'm sorry, I'm sometimes [Invisible]." |
Yakutsk |
"Hmmm...? What do you mean you're sometimes invisible?" |
Conductor |
...Oops. Let's talk about it after we're safe. I feel like more and more monsters are gathering around us, maybe they heard the gunshots. |
Murmansk |
"Yeah. I can feel their [Presence]. I'll [Clear] the [Way], can you protect Sir [Conductor]?" |
Yakutsk |
"Uh-huh. Yes, we should concentrate on the mission for now." |
Yakutsk |
"You'll explain it to me in detail later, won't you? I'm losing my mind, I don't know what's going on any more!" |