Couldn't Believe...

Chapter 136

In the Academy...

"Sally, what is our first object?"
"It says 'an old clock that always strikes midnight'."
"Hein? There are dozens of old clocks!"
"While that's true, they did say 'that always strikes midnight'."
"So what? Useless detail. Every clock hits midnight."
"..."

Eluma is smart. I don't think he would write useless information.

"How are we supposed to know which clock is needed?!"
"... I don't know."
*sigh* "You know what? This dude's dumb."
"Hey! Don't talk about him like that!"
"Why are you defending him? I thought you were dating Nick."
"And I thought you were dating Monica, but here we are. You're crushing hard over her sister. I get that Black Akari is a beautiful, powerful and smart girl, but you have to forget her. She's not the same girl she was in the past."
"You're saying that Akari wasn't like that?"
"I mean, she definitely wasn't smart-"
"Shut up, and don't you say another fuckin' word."
"..."

She really pissed me off.

"Let's continue the damn game."
"..."

He's an ass.

"Did you hear me?"
"..." *nod*
"Good. Now, let's see what this riddle is about. A clock that always strikes midnight..."
"Wait, what if he's talking about a broken one?"
"... You mean one stuck at the number twelve?"
"Precisely. And there's one clock whose hands stopped moving, yet it always gives a small sound at midnight."
"... The one in the piano room!"
"Let's go!"

...

In the piano room...

"Where is it..."
*glance* "There!"
"Let's go-"
*woosh*
'Ep, ep, ep. Not so fast~'
"Who are you?!"
'The director did tell you there are tasks that you need to complete in order to get your objects, right?'
"... Yes."
'Well, welcome to your first tasks, the 'Scary Haunted Train'.'
"I don't like the name."
'As you shouldn't. So, in order to get this clock – which I'm surprised took you so long to get the answer – you have to go through a haunted train, within ten minutes. Another extra second, and you fail.'
"... I don't like the sound of this."
'Well, let me say that you have good intuitions. Anyways, let's start.' *flick his fingers*
*woosh*
*train appears*
'Alright. Prepare yourselves.'
"... Let's go."
*nod*
'Ready, set, go!'
*run* *enter*
"Yamel, this place is dark."
"They won't give you a train full of lights and tell you it's scary."
"Well, true."
*sigh* "Anyways, let's just get over-"
*ghosts appear*
"AHH!!!"
"OH MY GOD!!!" *holds Yamel's arm*
"?!"
"Can we... can we stay like this? This thing is really creepy."
"... Alright."
*click*
"Did you hear something?"
"No, why?"
"... Nothing."
"By the way, how much time do we have left?"
'You have seven minutes.'
"WOW!"
"WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?!"
'From outside. Anyways, bye~'
"... Hein? What's with this guy?"
"I don't know-"
*giant spider appears*
"AHHHH!!!!!"
"WHAT THE FUCK??!!"
"YAMEL DO SOMETHING!!"
"WHAT? WHY?!"
"YOU'RE THE MAN!"
"SO WHAT?!"
'Tik tok, on the clock.'
"SHUT UP!"
"YAMEL! THE SPIDER IS MOVING TOWARDS US!"
"Alright, alright. Eum... shoo, shoo."
*silence*
"THAT'S REALLY WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF?!"
"WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO!"
"USE MAGIC!"
'Sorry to tell you sweetheart, but magic is not allowed.'
"WHAT?! WHY DIDN'T BLACK AKARI TELL US SOONER!"
'It's allowed in certain games, but not here.'
"Ah, I see."
"What do we do now? This spider is fuckin' huge."
"I don't know..."
"There's one thing left to do. We have to go fight him!"
"No, you have to fight him. I'm gonna stay back."
"WHAT?! NO, YOU HAVE TO HELP ME!"
"WHY?!"
"I MIGHT BE THE MAN, BUT DON'T YOU WOMEN SAY YOU HAVE THE POWER? SHOW ME THEN!"
"Damn it!"

Few minutes later...

"Oh my god!"
"Finally, we're out!"
'And on time. Welcome back!'
"Wow, really?!"
'Yep.'
"Nice!"
"We should check up on the others, just in case."
"You're right."
'Alright, here's your clock.' *gives*
*grabs* "Thank you!"
"That wasn't too bad."
'Your screams were heard from outside, and your outfits are scratched.'
"... Whatever, let's go."
*nod* "But I gotta say, if all the tasks are like that, I think we can win."
"Same."
"Well then, bye... little spirit (?)"
'Bye.'
*clack*
'I highly doubt you'll win.'