The Dead One: The Final Grudge

Chapter 44

Kuro and Hibiki arrived back to the library. Inside they were both greeted by Nora and Koutarou.

Koutarou: Thank Goodness you both are safe...

Koga: Likewise...

Kuro: Barely...

Nora: I see that encountering spirits from.the last two games haven't been pleasant. So we'll jump to the case. All other thoughts aside.

Shiomi then came right behind them as she got an good look at Kuro.

Kuro: You must be Shiomi.

Shiomi nodded before bowing a bit.

Shiomi: Nice to meet you two, Kuro-san. I heard so many things about you from Hibiki-kun.

Kuro: Oh. So I'm a celebrity then.

Koga: *Rolls his eyes* Don't push your luck. Anyway. What you guys wanted to tell us.

Shiomi: I may have cracked the code to the secret library.

Kuro's eyes went wide in shock. Only for short amount of time.

Kuro: Really?!

Shiomi nodded.

Nora: With Shiomi's help...Now we can be able to find key information about the Aishiteru Family. This school seems to horde of history of them.

Koutarou: But first...before we do that.
Kuro-kun...I need to tell you that Shouta-kun is here.

Kuro: ?!

Shouta is here?! But wasn't he supposed to be in the infirmary.

Koga: Wait what?!!

Both boys looked behind them to see Shouta in the infirmary bed, still knocked out from current events.

Koutarou: Uh...Your friend...Kiyoshi...I think was his name. Took him here. Somehow placed the infirmary bed inside the library...I don't know how he did that but I didn't bother to question as Shouta-kun's life was at risk.

Kuro:....Is he okay?

Koutarou: He's okay for now...just paralyzed from a spider bite and is passed out.

Kuro: Phew...(That's a relief...)

But wait...Where is Kiyoshi?

Kuro; Where did he go?

Koutarou: We don't know. He dropped Shouta here and told me to take care of him....then he left...telling me the infirmary was dangerous now...

Kuro: (So the spirits have broken into the infirmary...)

Koutarou: Anyway...were you able to get any ideas on how to get Mei back to her normal self?

Kuro: Well...I do got something to tell you guys myself....You see...Mei is...

Kuro had explained what he witnessed throughout the flashbacks of the death games and the blood on Mei's diary.

Kuro: And that's about it...

Koutarou: O_O

Koga/Shiomi:.....

Nora: Hmm...I see...So you say that Mei is in...the Realm of the Dead?

Kuro: She told me that where's Yokai is keeping her...But she couldn't see me but somehow she must've felt I was there. So she pleaded for me to help her...?

Nora: I see...the Realm of the Dead?

Koutarou: Wh-What kind of place is that?

Nora shuddered as she explained.