Scary Monsters! ~Endless Halloween Night~/Story/Episode 1-5

This story has been fan-translated by okaykei, and proofread by Kazy (JP).

This translation was based off the scripts from the Japanese version of the game.
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Episode 1-5: So It Was an Assassin, After All!

Headmaster's Office
Crowley Crowley	…Quiet, please. As you are all aware, an emergency situation unlike any we've experienced before has befallen the school. Two thirds of the students have vanished… …and no matter what method we use, we are unable to leave the school grounds. What is even more surprising than all of this is…
Rook Rook	…the time, right?
Crowley Crowley	I see there are those of you who have discovered this fact.
Sebek Sebek	The time? What about it?
Rook Rook	Let me ask you all a question. What time do you believe it to be right at this moment?
Ace Ace	W-Well, that's a bit random. Uhhh, it's… Oh, right, our phones aren't even working right now. And I don't have a watch.
Riddle Riddle	When I woke up and looked at the clock on the wall of my room, it was right before midnight. After that, I went and searched all around the dorm, and then gathered everyone here… So I believe it should be a little after one in the morning.
Crowley Crowley	Please look at the clock sitting on top of my desk.
Riddle Riddle	…What?
Silver Silver	What's wrong, Riddle? You're usually so strict with time. It's not like you to look at the clock wrong. It's only just turned shortly before midnight.
Riddle Riddle	Th-There's no way…
Ortho Ortho	Ah. I thought that was strange, too! I should've had a three-hour update from 11.30pm, but when I restarted, it was only 11.59pm. My big bro wasn't around, so I thought there had been a malfunction of some kind, but… Was it not an error, after all?
Rook Rook	It wasn't. It's no surprise that you're all confused. Sleeping puts one in such a vulnerable state. Normally, it would be difficult to determine just how long you had been asleep through feeling alone. But in my case, I can tell how long I've slept with a margin of error of about ten minutes. How many hours has it been since one lost consciousness? Being able to determine such information is vital for a hunter.
Leona Leona	You've got one hell of a creepy talent, don't you?
Rook Rook	A talent, you say! It really isn't something so praise-worthy.
Trey Trey	I don't think he was praising you…
Rook Rook	From when I went to sleep at 11 to when I woke up upon feeling a disturbance, six hours had passed. After that, I went around confirming the situation, then we all moved here…so really, it should be around six in the morning.
Sebek Sebek	Hm? Then should the sun have not risen well before now?
Silver Silver	You say that, but it's pitch black outside, and it doesn't seem to be because of clouds.
Rook Rook	Indeed. It's strange. The clocks aren't moving, and day refuses to break… It appears the school's time itself has come to a complete stop.
Silver Silver	T-Time…
Riddle Riddle	…has stopped?!
Crowley Crowley	We won't know the details until we investigate the matter further. However, the situation is very likely as Mr. Hunt has stated.
Jamil Jamil	Half of the students have disappeared, and the other half of us are trapped inside the school with all forms of communication cut off. On top of that, we're in an abnormal situation where time itself has stopped… With all this happening at once, it's more than clear that this isn't some coincidence or accident. We may have to assume that someone has launched an attack on us.
Sebek Sebek	So it was an assassin, after all! What insolence! How dare they commit such a heinous act at the school in which Lord Malleus is enrolled?! This is unforgivable!
Ruggie Ruggie	When you think about it, Night Raven College doesn't just have princes like Leona and Malleus attending. We've got millionaires and celebrities, too. We've got famous people attending left, right and center. Honestly not that strange we've been targeted.
Trey Trey	But many students, like Cater and Deuce, that have gone missing are from regular households.
Riddle Riddle	He's right. We cannot cross out the possibility that this is the work of someone aiming to crush mages with a promising future ahead of them.
Ortho Ortho	Hmmm… We have so little information, I don't think I can profile the criminal at this stage...
Floyd Floyd	Oh, right. Doesn't this mean that Halloween's still goin'?
Jamil Jamil	What?
Floyd Floyd	If the date hasn't changed, that means it's still the 31st, yeah? Halloween ain't finished yet.
Riddle Riddle	…Are you having a laugh? Do you really think this is the time to be thinking about such things?
Floyd Floyd	Not really trying to mess around here. It's just that if someone wanted to set up our students, or even their parents, why they gotta go as far as stopping time on Halloween? If the culprit's doing that…doesn't it mean that it's someone that doesn't want Halloween to end?
Riddle Riddle	Utter nonsense! Just what does that even achieve?!
Floyd Floyd	I dunno, I'm not the culprit. How am I supposed to tell you? But Halloween's good fun, yeah? What's so weird about the thought that there's people around who just don't want it to end?
Jamil Jamil	…While there remains no demands from the culprit, Floyd's opinion is the one that makes the most sense. But…
Silver & Rook Silver & Rook	…
Ace Ace	What? H-Hang on. Then if things stay like this… …we're all gonna be stuck in an endless Halloween night?!