When we arrived at the cemetery, the shutter was shut tight, a large amount of damage taken to it. With Maple roaming around, I made the inference that it was her who caused the dents.
"Maple inflicted this damage..." Sara inferred.
"Seems a whole lot stronger than Midori..." Ranmaru muttered.
"However, it appears it hasn't been breached," Alice said.
Sara looked around the room and her eyes rested on a nearby card reader. She used the ID card and the shutter door opened.
Shin chuckled. "It's open."
As soon as we entered, a wave of heat hit my face.
"Mr. Policeman!" Gin called. "Where are you, meow?!"
"Is it not rather hot...?" Alice asked.
Gin uneasily looked at the coffins, which were closed. "H... Hey... big sis Sara... Why aren't the coffins... open, meow...?"
"Maybe... after Keiji got out, he closed them and left..." Sara said.
"Maybe the coffins didn't unlock," I muttered.
Sara didn't respond to me. Instead, she just muttered to herself. "It said... all the coffins were opened..."
"You should take a better look, miss Sara," Shin said. "The hourglass... It's still on the coffin."
"That... That doesn't matter!!" Sara turned to us with a desperate look. "What's wrong, everyone...?! Why are you suddenly getting timid?! The hourglass... it's just a trivial detail, right?!"
"B-Big sis Sara..." Gin murmured.
"Do you hear a weird noise...?" Ranmaru studied the coffin.
There was a loud crackling sound coming from the coffin.
"H-Hold on a moment," Alice said. "That sound couldn't be...!!"
"P-Please, calm down!!" Sara placed her hand on the coffin but automatically winced and stepped back.
"What's the matter?!" Ranmaru asked.
"I feel like I just heard a voice from inside..." Hinako said.
"Stop it... No... this isn't..." The color began to slowly drain from Sara's face. Sara ran towards the coffin and attempted to open the lid. Even with the strength of the others, it simply wouldn't budge.
"Damn it!!" Alice cursed. "We'll pry it open! Whatever it takes...!!"
Gin strained as he tried to pull the coffin lid open. "It's not even budging, meow!!"
"It's no use!" Ranmaru said. "It's getting hotter and hotter!! Your hands are gonna...!"
"But!!" Sara exclaimed. "Keiji...! Keiji...!! He's inside!! He needs our help...!!"
"Get away, Sara!!" Ranmaru tried reaching for her.
"No...! I need to help Keiji...!!" Sara began to sob.
Sou entered the room, with the consent form in his hand. He leaned down towards Sara. "Do you need aid...?"
"Midori..." Sara muttered.
"You might still have time, you know...?" Sou grinned. "I'm fine either way, personally..."
"Can you... save... him...?" Sara asked.
Sou slid the consent form towards Sara, watching her eagerly. Sara scribbled her name on the consent form.
Sou laughed and began jumping around. "I did it!! I did it...!! You finally signed for me, Sara!!"
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anguish ; yttd
Fanfiction(Name) Hiyori had been on a mission to find their brother. In an attempt to figure out the truth about his death, they acted out as an agent for the organization "Asunaro," trying to hide their true intentions. Yet, their mission got cut short when...
