Welcome brave adventurers to the new beginning! 1/2

Without any issue Sana Tsukumo brought the party of four to certain dormitory located somewhere in the dark deep forest that surrounded the Harp Academy. They give themselves a moment to appreciate the beauty of something that looked like an Inn for travelers from some fantasy adventure.

As they stand in line in front of the Inn, it was the Shark who loudly spoke onto air a flag triggering commentary. "Oh look! The building is still here..."

For a moment the detective face expression got doubtful, knowing that this bandits-cops theme will probably stay active until the night will fall. But because nobody reacted to that line she too stay silent.

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Once again the white-haired girl spoke even loudly as if she really trying to summon something, or trigger a hidden reaction. "I said:... (The building is still here)!…"

"…" Another moment of silence passed with no reaction to her call.

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Facing the obvious truth Pekora Usada sighed, dropping her expectations and shoulders. "Shut, nothing is happening."

As they still stay in the line, the speaker spoke a question that was on right time on right place. "So, who wants to open the door?"

Its seemed a little bit suspicious for Watson, that no one of them approaching that building, so she spoke up her mind. "Do you actually expected a massive explosion?"

Because Gawr accepted the role of being a senpai for the freshmen 'kóhai', she put an effort to explain whats going on. "Listen, its not the question of what can happen. Its a Mori Calliope herself what we talking about. Plus is not her who holding the ignited match above the pile of explosives. (She is!), the pile of explosives."

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It was pointless to just stand there, doing nothing, as if they were waiting for a rain to arrive. So Pekora said bye to them as she take her cart and depart. That left only the exotic girl to make that forbidden step forward and lead the Shark and Detective onto they new home.

Just as they entered the supposed dormitory that even on inside looked like a fantasy tavern that was freshly sold to they new owners, it was the blonde who had a reminder. "I keep hearing about a dormitory. But no matter how I look at it, what I actually see is old looking Inn in middle of nowhere. What the heck?!"

Her upcoming roommate was curiously looking around. "Actually I was expecting that we will get a really creepy old horror castle. That will be fun."

This exchange of ideas amused the exotic girl that she join them. "For compare our dormitory looking like a good guys [HQ] lair from power rangers adaptation. Not sure for what we have a basketball stadium."

They little talk make a certain mouse ear twitched once. As expected, there was already someone presented on the Inn floor waiting for they arrival. The one who turn toward them to welcome them, was of course Hakos with her proudly grin of someone whose plans are coming true. "And if you ask… Yes!... The noble mansion is still free to claim. And yes again!... Is so big, that it can host everybody. Of course, if members of teams dint bother to share a giant room with a two story tall ceiling, between each other. But there was this issue that nobody wanted to settle on nighttime silence call. Plus issues with the lack of manpower to keep the entire mansion clean. So eventually, everybody will move out after month or two. Except some stubborn cases. Like the one where we needed to move out the room itself or none of ours team work will be done." Then she decided to add some trivia. "Hmm. Someone even thought that the mansion was an original school, until the more suitable one was build. It was not that case."

As the trio redirected they attention on red-haired girl, they noticed a limbless body of defeated Kiara Takanashi face down on the floor. Whats more, that limbless body was positioned like a trophy from hunt, or defeated adversary dropped to feet of victor. Takanashi was in front of person siting on a long but not so tall smooth wood (box?). That wooden shell look quite fine for storage and transporting a long musicals instruments. (Or a person.) And the person with butt on it was of course Calliope Mori in a depressed thinker pose, deeply sink into her inner toughs. As if it was a saving change of topic on the thoughts in her head she sighed tiredly and decided to explain something. "They themed the dormitories in order to support the inspiration part on the teams. The same prefabricated design can save the build and maintenance cost, but they can inflict a dullness. Also the draw a lottery." She sighed again as to sort her toughs. "Somebody knew very well, why to keep reserved this particular one. My winner cellar was the first thing they move here. And they were to much well organized." Then her next sigh sounded quite desperate. "Just tell me why? I make myself clear that I am solo."

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That question was aimed on the Hakos. So as Tsukumo just noted that she will put that thunk on second floor and go, the Rat give a hand gesture for the two other girls to get closer to her. Then she return her gaze on the pink-haired in front of her. What more she puts her hands on her hip and sigh. "Don't give me that look! I have to deal whit three loners who escaping joining any team."

Of course Mori dint like that reason and look at the short girl with dry (Are you serious?!) expression. "This was you agenda this entire time?! I thought that we had a thing." That girl seemed like she was tasting the bitterness of betrayal.

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But right now it look like the lite one was trying to put some sense to the taller one. "Don't be wimpy! You know very well who pulling the string behind the scene. Not that it will have any significant impact on yours performance." Nope, she tried to encourage the other girl. "Anyway: This can be an opportunity. Its matter on how it is explain. With a complete team you can make a lots of excuses."

"Ha! Joke on you! You don't have a complete team. One person missing and I doubt you joining."

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Even that argument dint shake the Rat. "And what make you think, that the fifth member is not already present?" Her gaze went down on the (box) that supports weight of certain butt.

On second look at that smooth wood box, everybody here finally realize that it was not been a cargo box or holder for a musical instrument, but an actual coffin. First though of most people will be; that the pink-haired already prepared that coffin for somebody (special). 

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But rapper was surprised as the rest of the group, if not more. Mori step up from it, to look at it. Then she look at the defeated Takanashi, and then back on that coffin. A curiosity won over (Don't touch it! It a trap!) felling as she must check it out. "Hold on!" She crouch down and opened the lid on that piece of furniture. With all respect, she opened that box like a treasure chest. (Actually it was more like a certain action movie archaeologist opening sarcophagus to glance at the mommy inside. Ehm: a mummy.)

There was a skinny girl with a purple hairs (sleeping like a dead person?) with hands crossed on her chest like a religion figure from ancient times. [Ina'nis Ninomae, the priestess from the temple of the ancient one.] As if it was flipping a turn-on switch on her; she (rise) from lying position onto siting one. Then she opened her eyes and look at the rapper and stare directly onto its face. She had an expression of somebody who giving a divine prophecy to the adventurers, who shall enroll on an epic quest to save the kingdom. "I heard Crony to said, that I make it onto a team. It was so sudden, and I was like..." Making a direct example she stop (all motions), fully froze in time for a few second with a surprised expression, like a petrified person. Then as if it was push on pause/continue button on video player, she awake. "And the next I know; I am in some dark and claustrophobic box. At first, I thought that they shipped me overseas. Then I heard some familiar voices, like it was discussion on other side of the door. So I told myself: (Oh yeah… the kids are here.) Until I realized that something is off with that butt pressure from above."

For some reason, the actual short person duo was not moved by that speech, as Hakos uttered an off-script mention: "Is it weird?; that I don't considering that statement as offending?"

...and Gawr added: "That sounded to much like a visit on grandma house."

To fill the circle, Watson only glanced at them not sure what to think about this.

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Because the trio just stand there and watch, the one who acted was Mori as she make a noise of agreement: (Uhm!) Then she spoke up causally as someone who dint buying the role-play of his friend. "Give me a sec!" She carefully help the girl, (push the girl), [force the girl], back onto the coffin. Then she close the lid. Next, with her eyes still fixated on the coffin, she make an asking gesture to the side. "I need a nails." 

That call was answered by a slender hand from that side that handed her the needed nails.

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The pink-haired girl put one of the nail from top onto the coffin edge and press it into the wood by just raw force of her thumb. Then she do it with next one. And another one... One by one, she was nailing the lid and asking for more nails.

If we don't mind the unconscious one behind the rapper, the red-blond-white trio; watched how that coffin was nail by nail sealed away with the precision of experienced funeral worker. 

That (working) girl was to focused on what she was doing, that she dint notice that the (one) who was handing the nails to her, was actually that purple haired girl with a soft smile, that currently shall be inside that coffin.

Maybe that error in observation was a reason why Watson look confused and tried to raise her hand in (I have a question) gesture.

But Hakos dint even look at the Detective and prevent the blonde to raise her hand. As she use her own palm to reach for Amelia top of hand... She gently just puss it down in (No! You don't have a question!) gesture.

Gura on other hand was just standing there with something like a vague smile on her face.

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Eventually… Mori realize (who) handing her the nails and that her efforts to seal the coffin are meaningless. As she look at the slender girl next to her, she froze for a few seconds, until she spoke up. "Right... I forgot that you can do (that)."

But Ninomae smiled softly. "Calli, yours toughs are all around the place. Its not like you. So take a deep breath." The crouching girl do as she say and with a defeating sigh, (groan), her head fall onto the coffin in sign of desperation. This give the standing girl an opportunity to look onto the limbless orange-flame haired one. She move to that one and glanced down. Then she crouch down next to her and place her hand on that body.

Nearly seconds after that gesture, Takanashi awake from her (sleep?), looking around with (What happened?) confused expression.

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Rapper noticed what was happening: So she turn around and yell at the priestess. "Hey!! Stop reviving her!!"

But it was the Rat who barks back. "Bruh, she was only: knocked out."

That purple girl help the orange one to sit up. And when she look at her face she made a compliment. "Oi, who let the chicks out? Nobody told me that the romance season finally arrived. I shall watch out for this beauty."

Somehow it work on Takanashi as she blush and still sitting on the floor, she wiggle like a maiden struck by warm feelings holding her cheeks in her hands. Soon she lean toward the pink girl wanting to share the gossip. "Calli, do you heard that? She call me a pretty. That lady having a real noble taste." But Mori groan, rolling her eyes as she lean away from her.