Scary Monsters! ~Endless Halloween Night~/Story/Episode 3-13

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This translation was based off the scripts from the Japanese version of the game.
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Episode 3-13: I'm a Very Ordinary High School Student!

The Other Dimension - Hollow Graveyard
Sebek Sebek	I don't care what you are. Stand in my way and I'll show no mercy!
Ghost C Ghost C	H-His intensity alone feels enough to blow me away!
Ghost D Ghost D	Eeeek, retreat, retreeeeaaaat!
Sebek Sebek	Hmph, what pathetic weak ghosts!
Trey Trey	Hey, we managed to get some mirror shards from them in the process. If what the ghosts at the castle said was true, we're now one step closer to making it to the Halloween party.
Sebek Sebek	The obstacles have been removed. Now, Rook, continue with what you were saying!
Rook Rook	The reason I can remain so calm during an emergency situation such as this is most likely… …because of something I experienced while I was still but a young boy.
Sebek Sebek	Something you experienced…?
Rook Rook	Yes. It happened near the start of one fall season when I was six years old. I just happened to wander into the depths of the jungle of the Sunset Savanna…
Trey Trey	You just happened to wander into as terrible a situation as that?!
Rook Rook	Negligence to pay attention is one's worst enemy. I ended up spending a month in that jungle all by myself. I was yet unable to use magic at that age, and I had nothing more on me than the clothes on my back… I broke apart some rocks and made myself a knife with which I then shaved the bark off some trees and made myself a shield, and cut grass to weave together into a rope. When I wanted to sleep, I covered myself in mud to hide my scent, dug out a hole in which I could use as a bed, and then used leaves as camouflage.
Rook Rook	I was stuck in a bottomless pit for 72 hours, and then clung onto a warthog who finally approached to make my escape! A day came when I had to finally confront a huge tiger that was relentlessly chasing after me. I fought with all the strength and knowledge I had! Every time the sun sank, I would take my trembling hands and mark the date, clinging desperately onto life…
Rook Rook	And then came the unforgettable October 31. Stung by some poisonous insects, I was taken down by fever, and in my fading consciousness…I saw some ghosts. I wrung forth the last of my strength and chased after them. Though I ended up collapsing by the riverside, a rescue team managed to find me, and so I was saved! I still vividly remember my kind mother cradling me in her arms as she praised me for surviving with only a grass skirt around my waist.
Trey Trey	Rook…! …That was a pack of lies, wasn't it?
Rook Rook	chuckle I wonder. What do you think?
Trey Trey	sigh I swear, you're a handful sometimes. You're always coming up with these outrageous jokes…
Sebek Sebek	You survived in the jungle…by yourself…?
Trey Trey	See, look. Sebek has no idea how to respond.
Sebek Sebek	I had no idea you had been through the same training!
Trey Trey	E-Excuse me?!
Sebek Sebek	Both myself and Silver have spent life in the outdoors as part of Master Lilia's training!
Trey Trey	First Rook, now Lilia… Are any of the people around me normal?
Rook Rook	They do say that birds of a feather flock together.
Trey Trey	Stop right there! I'm a very ordinary high school student that comes from a very ordinary household!
Sebek Sebek	Your experience does sound much harsher than what we went through, though, Rook. And at only six years old, for a whole month… I never imagined you were a fierce warrior who survived such extreme conditions by yourself… This is why you are not shaken by such events, yes? I, SEBEK, AM GREATLY TOUCHED!
Trey Trey	Sebek, you're best not taking everything Rook says seriously… Actually, never mind, you'd never listen. You're tunnel visioning again.
Rook Rook	No… There's another real reason I can remain this calm. Sebek, place your hand on my chest.
Sebek Sebek	Why? I'd much rather not.
Rook Rook	There's no need to be shy, come now!
Sebek Sebek	Whoa, don't yank me! I'm not shy, I just… Hm? Your heart is beating awfully fast.
Rook Rook	Mmhm. In truth, I am also nervous. My precious Vil and Epel have both gone missing…and what's more, I am unable to use my full strength. In reality, I am more anxious than I can express. But…I am not alone. I have Le Chevalier des Roses, and you, Monsieur Crocodile, by my side! This isn't the same as back then, where I was powerless and desperately doing all I could just to survive. If we work together, we can overcome any hurdle. My wholehearted belief in this is what allows me to remain calm in such a dangerous situation!
Sebek Sebek	Y-You acknowledge my strength that much…?! I understand! Let us make it through this trial together!
Trey Trey	…Hey, Rook. Don't tell me you can adjust your heart rate?
Rook Rook	Hm? Do you have some problem with my "heart of steel"?
Trey Trey	…I won't say any more. Just don't mess with the pure first years too much, okay?
Rook Rook	Of course! Now, let us be on our way!
Ghosts	WAAAAAAIT!
Sebek Sebek	Hm? It's the ghosts from earlier!
Ghost C Ghost C	We request that you return our mirror shards with all due haste!
Rook Rook	chuckle Let's show them our combined power then, shall we?
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