Scary Monsters! ~Screaming Halloween Show~/Story/Episode 1-8

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

This translation was based off the scripts from the Japanese version of the game.
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Episode 1-8: The Most Rich

Alchemy Workshop - Chemical Storage
Floyd Floyd	Welcooome. Whaddya think? Is Octavinelle's Halloween up your alley?
Kalim Kalim	It's, uh, kinda...super creepy!
Jack Jack	Bring a little kid in here and they'd probably burst into tears the second they saw the place…
Floyd Floyd	Riiight? Leave the praise until after you've seen Azul and Jade's costumes, though.
Azul	Heh heh heh… The theme of our costumes this year is…
Azul Azul	...mummies.
Jade Jade	It might help avoid any misconceptions were I to use the term 'mummy men.' Given both myself and Azul are part of the Halloween committee this year… we decided we would like to dress up as the complete opposite of sea creatures and instead dress up as shriveled-up mummies.
Floyd Floyd	We'd never get the chance to dress up as a mummy under the sea, so I was super for it.
Azul Azul	However, simply wrapping ourselves up in bandages isn't interesting in the slightest. Therefore, we aimed to create a stylish outfit that goes against the old-fashioned image people hold of the traditional mummy.
Jade Jade	The theming of our decorations is…the laboratory of a mad scientist! The water tank behind us was inspired by culture tanks. It lights up at night. I thought that adding a frightful mannequin inside would help create the atmosphere a little better.
Kalim Kalim	Whoa… I can feel the amount of work put into this.
Azul Azul	Ah, as expected of the son of a millionaire, Kalim. You have a good eye. The outfits, the tanks, all of it has been crafted by only the finest hands. After all, we had to decide on the Halloween menu for Mostro Lounge, as well. Contrary to the rest of you, we never had a spare moment on our hands.
Idia Idia	Oh...
Kalim Kalim	…Hang on. Didn't all the dorms have the same budget for the venue decor and the costumes, though?
Crowley Crowley	You're right. Working with a limited budget is practically one of the joys of school life. Are students using their pocket money? Are they going over budget? Are some shady dealings going on behind the scenes? The one in charge of looking out for such attempts at cheating the system is our treasurer, Jade Leech!
Kalim Kalim	Yeah, I thought it might be. But those are from an outside manufacturer, right? That must have been expensive.
Jade Jade	Oh, my. Are you perhaps doubting us of foul play?
Kalim Kalim	Ah, no, no, of course not. That's not what I'm getting at here. It's just when I tried to use my own money to do something fancy with my own dorm, I got told no. So I was curious how you guys managed it.
Jade Jade	chuckle Have I piqued your interest? Not a single dorm has gone over their budget, Octavinelle included. You may be wondering how. Well, that is simply because for Halloween, Octavinelle's focus… …was all about cost optimization.
Kalim Kalim	Cost opti-what now…?
Azul Azul	By limiting the materials and colors we have used for our costumes, we have been able to bulk buy fabric of the same colour, allowing us to lower the cost per person. In addition, by designing our costumes in such a way that we simply needed to cut the cloth for much of it, we have been able to greatly decrease the amount of sewing required. As for the water tank, we negotiated a deal with the supplier to purchase it at a discounted price alongside a long-term contract to maintain Mostro Lounge. The lighting of the tank is carried out using some old lights from our dormitory.
Jade Jade	Recycling old equipment can barely be called using our pocket money, no? We made it very clear from the start where we would be spending our money, and where it was not necessary.
Azul Azul	Our dormitory used every last Madol of the budget allocated for the venue and costumes. The leftover amounts from the other dorms will be pooled together to pay for the party on the last day. Not using it all is just a waste, wouldn't you agree?
Cater Cater	So you used ordering a water tank as a pretext for bargaining a long-term maintenance contract that had nothing to do with Halloween. Can't say I'm that surprised.
Deuce Deuce	We'd only been thinking about doing what we could to not go over.
Vil Vil	It is almost unfathomable to imagine that someone truly calculated everything so they would use every last Madol of their budget.
Azul Azul	In other words, Octavinelle's Halloween could be called the most rich.
Kalim Kalim	That's Octavinelle for ya. You've got your heads together!
Crowley Crowley	Not only have you created such a realistic venue and striking costumes, you've even made preparations for the Lounge at the same time. Only Octavinelle, with such skill and intelligence, could have pulled off such a feat! I'm impressed! Let us go look at Scarabia's venue next. I believe they were stationed at the Mystery Shop.