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| Diasomnia Dorm - Lounge | ||
Lilia  |
… Oh, Malleus, you’re here, I’ve been looking for you. | |
Malleus  |
How come? | |
Lilia |
I’ve been wanting to ask you for a favor.
Would you choose Diasomnia’s Halloween costumes for this year? | |
Malleus |
Me? Why? You chose them last year and the year before. | |
Lilia |
I’m awfully busy with the committee this year. Not to mention, I got to participate in club activities too. | |
Malleus |
But I wouldn’t know what to do. Surely there are more qualified people that could make that decision… | |
Lilia |
No, no, it can only be you.
Choosing the costume is the same as choosing the theme for Diasomnia this year. It’s a choice of grave importance, that affects the dignity of our entire dorm… So it’s something that could only be decided by me, or the dorm leader, aka, you. | |
Malleus |
Is that really the reason? I know you look forwards to Halloween every year, are you truly giving up the right to choose so lightly? | |
Lilia |
Kufufu…. Well, there’s another reason.
It’s boring if I get to choose the costume every year. However, if the future king of Briar Valley were to decide, well, I’m sure all our fellow dorm students would be very interested. Of course, I would be too. Well? Can I leave it to you? | |
Malleus |
….. Alright. If that’s the reasoning then I’ll be the one to choose.
Every dorm is bound to cloak themselves in ghost costumes based on a whole assortment of monsters. I’ll head to the library to see if I can find any useful literature. | |
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| Library | ||
Malleus |
… Now, what kind of costume shall I pick.
Regardless of the motif, it should be something that suits Diasomnia too. I’d like it to be something majestic… But if turned up and presented a dragon, Lilia would likely complain that I have to put more of a twist on it. It should be a creature I’ve never seen before. That way, it would really set us apart from the other dorms. If I look up the folklore of other places, I may find some info on monsters I never heard about. It’s going to require a lot of effort to find those books though. I did hear you can search for the books you need using the library’s computer… …. No, that thing is much too strange and complicated. I’ll just browse the bookshelves and look for the books myself. …. 98… 99…. there we go, 100 books. I would never have thought there’d be up to 100 books on folklore in this library… | |
Ortho  |
Woah~! What an incredible number of books! | |
Malleus |
Oh you are… the little Shroud. | |
Ortho |
Ah! Mr. Malleus Draconia!
What made you surround yourself in all these books?. | |
Malleus |
I must decide on a Halloween costume.
I was so busy collecting books, before I knew it I got surrounded. | |
Ortho |
Ooh~. If you’re looking for something I could lend a hand.
I’ve got access to a database that’s much larger than the library’s collection. And if you use the ‘Olympus’ search engine, we can even do a 'Semantic’ search that captures the user’s intents and purposes when submitting their query. What do you think? | |
Malleus |
So basically… … what are you saying? | |
Ortho |
I’ll be able to identify the thing you’re looking for. | |
Malleus |
Hm…. Alright. | |
Ortho |
[Voice Recognition Activated. Semantic Search Commencing.] | |
Malleus |
…… | |
Ortho |
…. Uh, uhm? | |
Malleus |
What is it? | |
Ortho |
Uhm… could you tell me what you want to search for? It’s fine if you say it in bits and pieces. | |
Malleus |
Tell you? | |
Ortho |
That’s right. | |
Malleus |
Well then… I’m looking for a motif for a Halloween costume.. Information about what kind of monster would be good to use for one. | |
Ortho |
[ Searching …. ] | |
Malleus |
… What’s wrong? | |
Ortho |
Don’t worry about it, could you keep telling me what you’re looking for? | |
Malleus |
… All right.
I’m investigating a majestic creature that would be befitting of Diasomnia… | |
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Ortho |
[ Search Complete ]
I found it. Let me project the image onto the wall! | |
Malleus |
Oh. Now, this… is very interesting. | |
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This story has been fan-translated by Woop. This translation was based off the scripts from the Japanese version of the game. |
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| Library | ||
Ortho |
Is this the monster that you’ve been looking for? | |
Malleus |
Hmm… The King who controls the demons on Bald Mountain, is it not? | |
Ortho |
A jet black body with massive wings. And such a sharp and penetrating gaze… It’s so cool!
And I’m certain that this costume concept has never been used before in all of Night Raven College history! | |
Malleus |
Well, he is certainly a majestic being…
But he doesn’t exactly stand out, being black all over like that. Lilia would probably complain that it’s way too plain. | |
Ortho |
[ Searching ….. Search Complete ]
In that case, take a look! Galloping through the valley at night, it’s the headless horseman! A galloping horse, a swinging sword! Even a red cloak! I’d say it looks totally cool and it stands out, wouldn’t you say? | |
Malleus |
…. No, it’s no good. | |
Ortho |
No way! Why? | |
Malleus |
It’d be too complicated to make a costume without a neck or head.
Moreover, preparing horses for all the dorm members would be hard too. | |
Ortho |
Ah, right…
If we’re taking into account your thoughts then the next option would be… This! | |
Malleus |
….. Oh? It’s a bit small, but this red being… isn’t that a dragon? | |
Ortho |
Oh? You’ve seen dragons before though, so they should’ve been omitted from the search… Oh!
It’s not a dragon, it’s a Long![1] | |
Malleus |
A Long… Isn’t that the creature that’s considered sacred by the humans in the Far East?
It combines strength and grace… A majestic being, just like a dragon. And most importantly, a creature I’ve never laid eyes on myself… Alright, it’s decided. We’ll base our costume on the Long. I’ll need detailed information about the Long so I can tell the students to start creating the costume. Can I entrust that to you? | |
Ortho |
Yeah! Leave it to me! | |
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| Ramshackle Dorm | ||
Malleus  |
… Thanks for waiting.
This shall be the Halloween costume for Diasomnia this year. | |
Sebek  |
Young… Young Master! You look so dignified! | |
Silver  |
It really suits you. | |
Malleus |
Well, Lilia, what do you say? I’d like to hear your opinion. | |
Lilia |
It’s a sophisticated design, but also super colorful… I love it!
Looks like I was right to let you choose the costume this year. I would never have guessed you’d pick a Far Eastern dragon as your motif….[1] | |
Malleus |
It’s not a dragon.
From the beard, to the lack of wings, to the shape of horns and the kind of abilities it possesses… Dragons and Longs only look similar on the surface. | |
Lilia |
Hahaha! Well, it is like you say. You’ve managed to do a lot of research in such a short time. That kind of perfectionism is just like you. | |
Malleus |
It’s all thanks to the little Shroud. He did a good job.
Though I don’t really understand… how he did it. | |
Lilia |
Well, the costume looks perfect. Let’s start distributing it to the other dorm members. | |
Malleus |
Ah. This year we’ll bring more fear than any year before it. | |
| - Halloween Day - | ||
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Malleus |
Trick Or Treat!
Fufu… Let me burn the majesty of the Long into your memory! | |
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