Halloween Castle (Prologue + Ch1-3)

Thanks to Ruelin and Gilde for major proofreading + Viruslord, Yai, ZeroTwo for help
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Mitama Halloween Gacha Quotes

-Support x1-
Huhu, some fun feelings are being sent to me.

-Support x10-
I'm sorry, I may have looked a little too deeply.

-Rare x1-
Will the adjuster be mischievous too, I wonder.

-Rare x10-
It looks like you've gone to an event and made more connections.

-Limited x1-
A witch's influence...? I can see something strange...

-Limited x10-
The possibilities of your karmic potential are spreading...is this influence from Halloween...?


=====Prologue=====

[That day in autumn approaches...]

Kanagi
Halloween Party...?

Momoko
You mean you're gathering up all the Kamihama Magia Union girls?

Karin
That's right! Seasonal events are very important!

Mitama
Especially because we've had a lot to deal with lately, you know...?

Momoko
...Well, I could definitely use a break.

Kanagi
.....Hm.

Mitama
Everyone seems to be in unanimous agreement!
We'll have a party here at noon and the play in the evening, okaaay~!

Karin
I'll handle the preparations for the play! That leaves the script and location to you!

[At the suggestion of the artist,
the core members of Kamihama Magia Union
will be preparing the Halloween party.]

Momoko
These...are costumes for the play, right...?

Karin
The "sister that dispels sorrows" and the "vampire ruler of the dead!"

Kanagi
When you adjusted me, did you really have to mess with my transformed appearance?

Mitama
Buying costumes is expensiiive...
Besides, with this flashy appearance, won't the production just be perfect?

[While the mahou shoujo's appearance was being changed through adjustment,
the preparations were going smoothly...]

Karin
The prep is all done! I'm looking forward to the day after tomorrow!

Mitama
Tomorrow we'll rehearse and see how it goes, so let's work hard together~

Kanagi
.....

Karin
Nagitan...? What's wrong?

Kanagi
...Halloween is the day the dead return, right.
So, I feel somewhat...
.....
...No, it's nothing.

[...right, it's nothing at all.]
[Even if I feel something that gives me pause... just ever so slightly...
It's not something I can put into words. So perhaps it's nothing.]

<The day before the performance, at rehearsal>

Momoko
(Ahh, damn it...)
(Am I seriously late from another case of bad timing...?)
Sorry! I'm late!
.....Ha?


Halloween Castle of Prayer and Mourning
~The Living are Bewildered, The Dead are Silent~



=====1=====

Momoko
.....Ha?
I, did come to the adjuster's, right...?
What is this...?
---!?
Magic...!
(But, just what, is this magic power...?)
(A witch... no, not exactly, but it's different from a mahou shoujo's power too...?)
(I gotta be careful...)

Mifuyu's Voice
Momoko-saaan!

Momoko
Eh...

Mifuyu
This is such a fun party.

Yachiyo
Huhu, it looks like everyone is having fun.
After all, Halloween has to be like this...

Mifuyu
Because for all of us and "those girls," today is an important day.

Momoko
What, do you mean...?
(What...? Something...is up with Yachiyo-san and everyone...)

Mifuyu
Momoko-san, have you made any yet?

Yachiyo
Momoko, have you delivered any yet?

Momoko
Eh?

Mifuyu
Add the sugar~♪ Mix in water~♪ Let's knead~♪

Yachiyo
Make a shape~♪ Decorate it~♪ With a flower~♪

Yachiyo & Mifuyu
You get a sugar skeleton~♪
And•now•it•is•done♪

Mifuyu
What do you want?

Yachiyo
You want us to do that?

Yachiyo & Mifuyu
Huhu, huhuhu...

Momoko
(There's...definitely...something weird...!)

Yachiyo
What's wrong, Momoko?

Mifuyu
Are you not having fun, Momoko-san?

Momoko
No...it's not whether it's fun or not...
You two are weird! What on earth is going on...

Yachiyo & Mifuyu
.....

Yachiyo
Oh my, oh no... She's not bitten...

Mifuyu
Well, how terrible... She hasn't been bitten...

Yachiyo
We have to take her to the lord of the castle.

Mifuyu
She must be bitten...

Momoko
---!?
What the hell...!?

Yachiyo
It's alright...the lord of the castle just needs to bite you...

Mifuyu
Let's have fun at the Halloween party...?

Momoko
(I don't know what's going on, but...)
(I get it's bad if I get caught...!)

Yachiyo
Everyone...it's terrible...Momoko is acting strange...

Mifuyu
We have to take her to the lord of the castle...right...

Yachiyo & Mifuyu
Huhuhu...

===1.1===

Momoko
...Haa...haa...
A dead end...? No, there's stairs, huh...
(For now...I've lost those girls that were chasing me...)

Kanagi's Voice
Are you alright?

Momoko
...Kanagi, san...?

Kanagi
Mhm, it's me.
Were you being chased?

Momoko
...Y, yeah.
...It was kinda rough, they kept comin' after me unfazed even after I made some pretty harsh attacks.
What, on earth happened to everyone...?
Some of these girls have nothing to do with the Halloween party rehearsals...

Kanagi
That is because I called them.

Momoko
Eh? Why?

Kanagi
Hm... It seems you were late, Togame.

Momoko
I know that was my bad, but...that isn't the case right now.
Quit wastin' time and tell me...!

Kanagi
Hu, that is...
Something you'll understand in just a moment.

Momoko
...Eh?

Kanagi
Understand first-hand, that is...

Momoko
---!?

Kanagi
Gu...

Momoko
What the hell...!?

Kanagi
Ku...Kuku... To escape from my fangs...

Momoko
Fangs...? You were trying to bite me...?

Kanagi
...Kuku.

Momoko
Then, the "lord of the castle" that Yachiyo-san and everyone were talking about...

Kanagi
Now then...
How long can you escape from my fangs, I wonder?

Momoko
Damn it...! What the hell, are you on about!

===1.2===

Momoko
Ku...

Kanagi
...Hm, you're pretty quick.

Momoko
(Hitting her doesn't seem to be returning her sanity...)
(What do I do...?)
(Also...)

-Flashback-

Momoko
---!?
Magic...!
(But, just what, is this magic power...?)
(A witch... no, not exactly, but it's different from a mahou shoujo's power too...?)

-End Flashback-

Momoko
(That magic power I felt when I got here was Kanagi-san, wasn't it...)
Really...just what the hell is going on here...!

Kanagi
How will you avoid me next?

Momoko
Again huh...!

Kanagi
---!?

Momoko
...Eh...

???
[Over here!]

Momoko
Ah...wait a minute!?

Kanagi
.....
...Gu...
She escaped...
...Well, that's fine.
She might have escaped for now, but there's nowhere to escape to...


=====2=====

Mitama
...Huu...
Since we've gotten this far away, we should be safe for the time being...

Momoko
.....

Mitama
Momoko, are you okay...?

Momoko
...Are you going to try to catch me by pretending to escape upstairs...?

Mitama
.....
Are you, perhaps, suspicious of me...?

Momoko
Kanagi-san looked sane at first glance...

Mitama
...Ahh, that's right...
Look.

[*Rummage...*]

Momoko
Bite marks...!

Mitama
Since it was Kanagi I was caught off guard...

Momoko
.....

Mitama
I was bitten, but, as you can see, I'm sane...
For now, anyway...

Momoko
For, now...

Mitama
Eventually I will become the same as everyone else...
So, while I'm still sane, I must leave this to Momoko.

Momoko
.....

Mitama
Please believe me, Momoko...!

Momoko
...I understand, I'll believe you.

Mitama
...Momoko.

Momoko
So, what did you want to leave with me?

Mitama
You may have already noticed, but...
Kanagi is being influenced by a witch.
Everyone that has been bitten by Kanagi has gone crazy.

Momoko
That's what it looked like...

Mitama
So, I must ask Momoko to return everyone's sanity.
Right now you're the only one who can make this happen...

Momoko
I get it, but is there a way to return their sanity?
I hate to put it this way, but the way they're not responding, they're like zombies...

Mitama
It'll be okay.
In an ironic twist, and thanks to being bitten,
I figured out the witch's magic pattern based on Kanagi's magic.
Thus, I can adjust you so that you're able to counteract it.
...It's only temporary, but it should last until we resolve this situation.

Momoko
You mean, "the power to return everyone's sanity" ...?

Mitama
To make this easy to understand...let's call it "prayer power."
You are a sister, after all.

Momoko
..."Prayer power." Well, it's easy to understand, but...

Mitama
Now then, this will be rough since it's an impromptu adjustment, but endure it, alright?

Momoko
...Yeah.

Mitama
Here we go, then... Close your eyes...relax your body...

Momoko
Uu...ah...

Mitama
...It's a success.
If you impart your magic power into them while strongly wishing for them to return to normal,
you can bring back everyone that has lost their sanity from being bitten.
Kanagi should also regain her sanity...

Momoko
Thank you.

Mitama
Ah, right right... You'll have to concentrate.
It would be a good idea to stop them from moving first...

Momoko
Eh, but they were barrelin' right at me even while I attacked, though...?

Mitama
Your attacks are more effective now, so they should stagger at least a little.

Momoko
I see...

Mitama
Gu...

Momoko
Adjuster!?

Mitama
Also...
Since it was a quick adjustment,
this "prayer power" will be a burden for Momoko.
Don't overuse it...

Momoko
...Got it, I'll try not to use it too much.

Mitama
...I'm really sorry I can't go with you.

Momoko
You've done enough, Adjuster. For the rest, just leave it to me.

Mitama
...Huhu. Such a handsome sister...♪

Momoko
If you have enough energy to make a joke you gotta be okay.
I'll be back.

Mitama
...Right, be careful.
I beg of you, Momoko...

===2.1===

Iroha
Add the sugar~♪ Mix in water~♪

Ui
Then let's knead~♪

Sana
We make a shape~♪

Felicia
Then you decorate it~♪ With a flower~♪

Tsuruno
And you get a sugar skeleton~♪

[And•now•it•is•done♪]

Momoko
(...It's Iroha-chan and the others.)
(Everyone from Mikazuki Manor is making those sugar skeletons...)

Iroha
It's done.

Ui
Yeah! That shape is perfect!

Sana
Now we just have to engrave them... and deliver them to the lord of the castle, but...

Tsuruno
That's the problem, yep!

Felicia
You can ask me "how I want my tom yum goong," but I've got no clue.

Tsuruno
It's "how you want to be mourned," y'know.

Momoko
(They're all engraving "how they want to be mourned" on "sugar skeletons"...)
(Even Iroha-chan and her group here...)

Ui
...Is it enough if I'm remembered from time to time, I wonder.
I would be so happy if you could visit my grave on the anniversary of my death and on Obon, too!

Iroha
That's right.
I'd be happy if you could think back and remember me, even if it's just from time to time.

Sana
Me too, if there is someone that misses me...
That alone...would make me, so happy...!

Tsuruno
For me, if you eat rice at Banbanzai after visiting my grave,
that'll make it even better!

Felicia
In other words, just doin' your usual thing is fine!
I don't really get it, so I'm fine writin' the same thing as you guys,
so...

[Get over me properly!
   Mitsuki Felicia]

Tsuruno
Waa! Hold it, Felicia! It's "remember," like "remember me!"

Felicia
Don't worry about the fine details!

Karin
I've come to collect the "sugar skeletons!"
All the girls that are done engraving should hand them over!

Felicia
Me, I'm completely done!

Ui
Me too!

Iroha
Ah, we are too.

Sana
...Yes.

Tsuruno
.....
Well, whatever!
Don't sweat the details during a fun Halloween, right!
So that means, I'm finished tooo!

Karin
Thanks a lot yes! I'll deliver these to the lord of the castle at once!

Momoko
(Once they engrave the sugar skeletons with the way they want to be mourned...)
(Karin-chan comes to collect them for the lord of the castle...)
(Meaning Kanagi-san...)

Iroha
...Huh? Is someone there?

Momoko
(...It's useless to fight them, I need to go before they spot me.)

===2.2===

Aimi
Add the sugar~♪ Mix in water~♪ Let's knead~♪

Kokoro
Make a shape~♪ Decorate it~♪ With a flower~♪

Masara
You get a sugar skeleton~♪

[And•now•it•is•done♪]

Momoko
(...The girls from Chuo Ward, huh.)

Aimi
Well? It's decorated really cute, isn't it?

Kokoro
Yeah! It's really very cute!

Aimi
It's all thanks to Kokoro being used to making sweets and Masara's dexterity.

Masara
...I just followed the instructions.

Kokoro
Now then, what do we do...

Aimi
It's a bit of a problem to be suddenly asked "How do you want to be mourned."

Kokoro
But, we can't complete the sugar skeletons without engraving them...

Masara
.....

Momoko
(They're all engraving "how they want to be mourned" on "sugar skeletons"...)
(These girls too, huh...)

Kokoro
Perhaps you've already decided, Masara?

Masara
I hardly decided...because there's nothing.

Aimi
"Nothing?"

Masara
How I want to be mourned... I don't have any preference.
The lord of the castle can do as she pleases.

Aimi
Ah, I see...

Kokoro
Hmm, I'm going to think on it a little more.

Aimi
Me too...
I'd be happy if the person I like cried over me,
but, it's not like I want him to cry.
Plus, it's not like I can just tell that to the lord of the castle...

kokoro
Ahaha...that's, that's right...

Karin
I've come to collect the "sugar skeletons!"
All the girls that are done engraving should hand them over!

Masara
Yes, here.

Karin
Thanks a lot yes!
How 'bout you two?

Kokoro
Let us think on it a little more.

Aimi
We're sorry.

Karin
It's fine! I'll be back again later!
Now then, I want the girl that finished to go enjoy Halloween!

Masara
...Even though I'm the only one told to go have fun.

Aimi
Yeah, Halloween has to be enjoyed by everyone!

Kokoro
We have to hurry and decide, then.

Aimi
Let's see... a pair of lovers, torn asunder by death...
Hmm~, a bad end doesn't reeeally sound right...
But bad ends can still be tasty in their own way, though...

Kokoro
Aimi, you're getting off-topic!

Masara
Where she's going, she will be stuck for all eternity deciding...

Kokoro
Yeah yeah, right now the lord of the castle wants us to think about how we want to be mourned.

Aimi
Ha! You're absolutely right!
We have to hurry up and finish so we can enjoy Halloween, aha...

Kokoro
Yeah, yeah, huhu...

Masara
Huhu...

Momoko
(Once they engrave the sugar skeletons with the way they want to be mourned...)
(They can go enjoy Halloween, huh...?)
.....
(I need to go before they spot me.)

===2.3===

Gray Mahou Shoujo
I got it...a "sugar skeleton."

Momoko
(...Don't know this girl.)
(She seems to be a mahou shoujo, but...)

Gray MS
How troubling...
Even though you told me "if this is right, give it to the lord of the castle..."
What should I do?
I wonder what I should dooo...
...Huhu, huhuhu...

Momoko
.....
(This girl looks different from the rest.)
(She's not making one of those "sugar skeletons.")
(She said she got it, right? And to give it back...?)
(...No, right now I need to keep moving.)

===2.4===

Momoko
(I managed to get up to here...)
(But, these "sugar skeletons," just what are they...?)
(What does that mean...)

???
Found you.

Momoko
---!?
(Oh no...)
(I was trying so hard to not be found.)

Kanae
.....

Momoko
...Eh.
.....

Kanae
.....

Momoko
You're definitely, Yukino Kanae...san?

Kanae
...So you know about me.

Momoko
A long time ago, you were in a team with Yachiyo-san and Mifuyu-san...

Kanae
Right...

Momoko
But, you died protecting Yachiyo-san...

Kanae
.....

Momoko
(The witch I'm dealing with right now...)
(Is it manipulating Kanagi-san to revive dead humans...?)
.....
(Keep calm...)
(This doesn't mean it's her...)
(It's possible...this could be an illusion.)

Kanae
...Sorry.
Ha...!

Momoko
Gua!?
So suddenly...!

Kanae
I'll be in trouble if you start thrashing around, so I'll knock you out and take you...

Momoko
You mean to Kanagi-san...?

Kanae
There's no need for you to worry...
The next time you wake up, you'll be the same as everyone else...

Momoko
I've got to save everyone, so that's gonna be a problem.
The adjuster asked me to take care of this mess.

Kanae
.....

Momoko
For starters, why exactly is Kanae-san
trying to take me to Kanagi-san?

Kanae
...I don't know how to give back "sugar skeletons," but...
I do know how to bring you...

Momoko
Give back...? Not make...?

Kanae
Mm...
The lord of the castle said "if you are mourned properly, give it back."
It's what I was told...
But, I don't understand...
Whether it's done properly, or how to give it back...
So instead I thought I'd do something I know...

Momoko
So you'll take me to the place Kanagi-san is at...

Kanae
Mm, don't worry...it'll all be over while you're asleep...

Momoko
I do have business with Kanagi-san. But as for the 'knocking me unconscious' part...
I refuse!

Kanae
...Ku...

Momoko
I don't know what you are, but I'm going to quiet you down a little!

===2.5===

Kanae
.....Ku...ah...

Momoko
(Alright, she's stopped moving...!)
(This is the time to use this...prayer...!)
.....

Kanae
...Ah.

Momoko
(Did it work...?)

Kanae
.....

Momoko
Eh...she disappeared...?
(I wasn't told anything about disappearing...?)
.....Ah...
She wasn't a person of this world...?
.....
.....
(I don't know if that was real or not, but...)
(To go around usin' a deceased person like this...)
.....
(Please...be at peace...)
...I have to move forward.


=====3=====

Kaede
Ah, Momoko-chaaan!

Rena
We found you!

Momoko
...Rena, Kaede. You too, huh...

Rena
Well then, time to quietly go to sleep.

Kaede
If you're bitten while asleep it doesn't hurt, so it'll be okay.

Rena
So then, together...

Kaede
Let's make them, right...?

Rena
Add the sugar~♪ Mix in water~♪ Let's knead~♪

Kaede
Make a shape~♪ Decorate it~♪ With a flower~♪

Rena & Kaede
We get a sugar skeleton~♪ And•now•it•is•done♪

Rena
What do you want?

Kaede
You want us to do that?

Rena & Kaede
Aha, ahaha...uhuhu...
Want to make "sugar skeletons" together, with us...?

Momoko
...And if I refuse?

Rena & Kaede
.....

Kaede
That's not good...

Rena
That's not happening...

Rena & Kaede
Because, we're definitely going to take you...♪

Momoko
(As I thought, those two have lost their minds...)
(But, using that "prayer power" made Kanae-san disappear...)
.....

Rena & Kaede
Ei♪

Momoko
Gu!

Kaede
Let's have fun together...Momoko-chan...!

Rena
It's Halloween after all...

Momoko
Damn...!
(I can't even think about avoiding fighting them now...!)

===3.1===

Kaede
...Fuyuu~. You're terr, ible...Momoko-chan...

Rena
Hey, that hurts...! Momoko... Why don't you want to...?

Momoko
(Normally they'd be at their limit...yet they're still trying to fight...)
(...Should I run away?)
(She probably disappeared because she was already dead, but...)
(If by chance, this "prayer power" might make them disappear...)

Rena
...Momoko, you dropped your guard because you thought you won, right...?

Momoko
Eh...?

Kaede
We•caught•you•after•all...♪

Momoko
Dammit...!
(I can't break free...!)

Kaede
Now then, Momoko-chan...

Rena
Good night...

Momoko
(I can't let them knock me out here...!)

-Flashback-

Mitama
So, I must ask Momoko to return everyone's sanity.

Mitama
Please believe me, Momoko...!

-End Flashback-

Momoko
(I'll have to believe in Adjuster here...!)
(Pray...)
.....

Rena & Kaede
---!?
...Ah...

Rena
.....Uu...

Kaede
...Hu, huh...I...?

Momoko
(...Thank goodness, they didn't disappear...)
(...Then Kanae-san disappeared because she's dead...?)
You two, you doing okay?

Rena
...Well, somehow...

Kaede
Fuyu~...me too...

Momoko
I see, that's good...

Rena
Ah...

Kaede
A "sugar skeleton..."

Momoko
What...is this? The other girls had them too...

Kaede
"Sugar skeletons" are...
something we give to Kanagi-san after engraving "how we want to be mourned" on them...

Momoko
"How you want to be mourned...?"
(I have a bad feeling about this...)
Do you know why you were being forced to do this?

Kaede
...I have no idea.
We thought we had to make them,
but some girls received them from Kanagi-san, too...

Momoko
Did she tell them "if you were mourned properly, give them back...?"

Rena
...Now that you mention it, she may have said something like that.

Momoko
So, which girls were those?

Kaede
I don't know...all of them were girls I'd never seen before...

Momoko
(It's the same as Kanae-san, then...)

Rena
However...after that...we, were bitten...
And then we started making "sugar skeletons."
All we could think about was celebrating Halloween with the "dead..."

Kaede
...Yeah.
We could only think about satisfying the "dead..."

Rena
But, it was all so vague, it's hard to remember...
We...were conscious, but the delirium was overwhelming...

Momoko
.....
I see...
Anyway, Rena and Kaede need to escape out of here right away.

Rena & Kaede
.....

Momoko
What's up?

Kaede
Well you see...I think that might be too much...

Rena
Wonder if it's because of the bite... My magic is being taken little by little.
The castle...it seems to need magic power to maintain itself...

Momoko
Eh!?

Rena
So, both helping Momoko and escaping would be pretty hard...
Rena doesn't have that kind of energy...

Kaede
To begin with, I don't know if we even can escape...
Was there an exit...?

Momoko
Well, I didn't really check...
(Do I take them back to the first floor?)

Rena
Don't even think about turning back.

Momoko
Eh...

Kaede
We'll be okay...we can hide behind all of these graves.

Rena
Eh!? The graves are a little...

Kaede
Right? We'll be fine...

Rena
Kaede, are you even listening?

Kaede
See, Rena-chan is fine too, so don't worry...

Momoko
...Got it. I'll hurry up and take care of this situation.

Kaede
Yeah, please, Momoko-chan...

Rena
We're counting on you, Momoko...!

===3.2===

Tsukuyo
Add the sugar~♪ Mix in water~♪ Let's knead~♪

Tsukasa
Make a shape~♪ Decorate it~♪ With a flower~♪

Tsukuyo & Tsukasa
You get a sugar skeleton~♪
And•now•it•is•done♪

Momoko
(...There's the Amane sisters.)

Tsukuyo
It appears to be hopeless...

Tsukasa
It is hopeless, nee...

Tsukuyo & Tsukasa
Nee~

Tsukasa
If I'm put in the same grave as Tsukuyo-chan,
then that's all I would need...

Tsukuyo
I feel the same way...
Therefore, there is no need for the lord of the castle's "how do you want to be mourned" question.

Tsukasa
Yeah! Enjoying Halloween soon is way more important to me!
I've finally got this time together with Tsukuyo-chan, after all!

Tsukuyo
I also would like to enjoy Halloween with Tsukasa-chan.

Tsukasa
It's so unfair how everyone looks like they're having fun. See, look over... ah!

Tsukuyo
Ah...!

Momoko
(Damn...! They saw me!)

Tsukasa
It looks like you haven't been bitten yet.

Tsukuyo
If we restrain you and offer you to the lord of the castle, then even if she doesn't collect our sugar skeletons...

Tsukasa
She might say "you can go play" anyway!

Tsukuyo
Then we must certainly catch you!

Tsukuyo & Tsukasa
Nee~

Momoko
If that's what you want...then I got no choice...!

===3.3===

Tsukuyo
Uu!?

Tsukasa
aAh!?

Momoko
Alright, now!
Pray...!
.....

Tsukuyo
...Uu...

Tsukasa
We...

Momoko
You guys back to normal?

Tsukuyo
...Yes. It seems so...

Tsukasa
This whole time, we thought we had to make "sugar skeletons..."
to liven up Halloween, but...
Now we don't have to...

Tsukuyo
I am deeply sorry for suddenly attacking you...

Momoko
No, don't worry about it.
It looks like you guys were being manipulated, weren't you?

Tsukuyo
However...
...It was hazy, but I do remember being conscious...

Tsukasa
Yeah... I thought I was moving by my own will...

Momoko
.....
(Rena and Kaede said that, too...)
But still, you don't have to worry about it.
However, I have to keep moving.
Sorry, but can you two manage on your own?

Tsukasa
Yeah, we'll be fine!

Tsukuyo
Do not worry for our sake.

Tsukasa
Sorry we couldn't be of any help...

Tsukuyo
Please, be careful...

Momoko
Thank you.

===3.4===

Asuka
Add the sugar~♪ Mix in water~♪ Let's knead~♪

Sasara
Make a shape~♪ Decorate it~♪ With a flower~♪

Asuka & Sasara
You get a sugar skeleton~♪
And•now•it•is•done♪

Momoko
(...Those two, huh.)

Asuka
I may have failed several times, but I've finally finished!

Sasara
All of these failures
are because Asuka's hand kept slipping and adding too much water...

Asuka
U...that is, really inexcusable...

Sasara
Well, I'm glad you did it safely.

Asuka
Yes!
Now then, let's engrave without delay!

Sasara
...No hesitation!?

Asuka
Visit the grave, clean the front and offer flowers and incense.
And then, sincerely remember the deceased.
...Other than that, how else could you mourn the dead?

Sasara
Well, that's without a doubt the general practice in Japan.
But, is that what the lord of the castle wants to hear...?

Karin
I've come to collect the "sugar skeletons!"
All the girls that are done engraving should hand them over!

Asuka
Of course mine is done!
Here you are!

Sasara
Sorry, I need a little more time to think.
Not that there's...anything particular to think about.
Somehow, I'm lost...

Asuka
What is there to hesitate about...?
---!?
Did I, come to the wrong conclusion again...!?

Sasara
That isn't it.
If that's what Asuka is thinking, then I think it's fine.

Asuka
...Sasara-san...!

Karin
...Ummm, sorry, but I need you for a moment.

Asuka
Is something the matter?

Karin
This "sugar skeleton" has nothing engraved on it...

Asuka
---!?

Sasara
Could it be, you just said it all out loud?

Asuka
I have no excuses! I'll engrave it right away...!

[Visit my grave with common courtesy
and please remember me.
   Tatsuki Asuka]

Karin
Thanks a lot yes!
Now, go get excited and enjoy Halloween!

Asuka
Of course, please leave it to me!

Sasara
I'll have mine engraved by the time you visit for the next collection.

Karin
Please do then!

Momoko
(Let's leave so that they don't spot me...)

===3.5===

Blue Mahou Shoujo
I got a "sugar skeleton," but what should I dooo~
Should I keep it as is~?

Momoko
(...That girl, she's a mahou shoujo from the east...)
(Long ago, I remember seeing her with Kanagi-san, but...)
(She should be dead...)

Blue MS
Nooobody knows~♪ How to give it back~♪ Nobody at all...♪
In the end...♪ That person will~♪ Never know, either...!
She doesn't understand...♪ People's hearts~♪ ...Huhu...♪
Huhu...huhuhu...ahaha...

Momoko
(Is she collecting those "sugar skeletons" that were made...?)
(She doesn't know how to give them back, what does that mean...?)
(Is there another way you have to give them back...?)

Huh...? You, are you looking at me...?

Momoko
Damn...!

Blue MS
You haven't been bitten yet...♪
I'll just maaake sure you can't move, then I'll take you.

Momoko
Guess I have no choice...

===3.6===

Blue MS
.....

Momoko
Pray...!
.....

Blue MS
.....

Momoko
...She disappeared.
Same as Kanae-san...
People that are already dead just disappear, then...?
(If so, then were they not real after all...?)
(But...)
Please, be at peace...
(Really sorry to disturb you...)

===3.7===

Ryou
You managed to make it up here.

Momoko
...Why...

Ryou
Hm? You mean my outfit?
I'm only indebted to Hinano-san, but...
Midori-san's an east-side girl too, so I guess I get my own uniform?

Momoko
That's not it...

Ryou
Haha, don't worry.
It's nonsense. Everything, it's all nonsense.
Because in here, not a single one of us is "normal."

Momoko
.....

Ryou
Well, am I wrong?
Everything about this is meaningless, it's nonsense!
"Ask the dead whether or not you're mourning them properly." That's insane!

Momoko
.....

Ryou
Still, nothing will end until we complete the "sugar skeletons."
...It will never end.
The dead and the living will have no choice but to wander together until they are mourned.
Isn't it funny?

Momoko
.....

Ryou
Huh? You didn't find any of that interesting?

Momoko
Nothin' that makes me laugh...

Ryou
I agree with you.
But you see...
I have to do what I must.
I'll be restraining you!

Momoko
And I'm not in the mood to be caught!
If I'm bitten, I can't save everyone.

Ryou
Thought you'd say something like that.

Ryou & Momoko
YAA!

===3.8===

Momoko
Haa...haa...

Ryou
...Haha...after all...I can't beat you, huh...
It's bad, but...I'll ask for everyone else.
Midori-san can't...help you out...

Momoko
...Right.
Sorry for gettin' you involved, too.

Ryou
.....

Momoko
Rest easy...

Ryou's Voice
Huhu...I'd be glad if you make things a little more quiet.
Ahh, also...
Tell Kanagi-san that she "thinks too much..."
She really does know... The only answer Kanagi-san's gonna find is inside herself.

Momoko
Right...I understand.
.....
...Then, I'll be going.
.....

-Kanagi's Lair-

Kanagi
.....
...Umu.
The sister is struggling to exterminate vampires...
It seems she is advancing quite well...
Huhu...
Once you reach here, it's the end. I'll bite you for sure this time...

Karin
Lord of the caaastle!
I brought the "sugar skeletons" from everyone!

Kanagi
...How did it go?

Karin
Everyone, they're working so hard on them!
Some of the girls are still mulling it over, but...

Kanagi
And what of the ones you delivered?
Did they say "this is fine" and give them back?

Karin
...Well, none yet...

Kanagi
Is that so.
...Yes, it seems that this is still insufficient...
Let us continue our Halloween... our day for the dead.

Karin
Yeah!
It may be one day early, but we're gonna have a fun Halloween all day long!


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Felicia's pun: 弔われたい (tomurawaretai, 'want to be mourned') --> トムヤンクン (tomuyankun, 'tom yum goong') -Gilde