Singleplayer RPG

Chapter 4 - Equipping New Armour

Yaku stood there silently, staring at Kai blankly.

"Sadako?" Yaku said, tilting his head in confusion.

Kai nodded in return. "Oota from the baseball club said he saw her yesterday on his way to practice."

Yaku stood there, somewhat in amazement. He hadn't seen Kai like this before. As they stood there quietly, Yamamoto walked up to them and gave a hearty "good morning" before stopping beside them. "Are you guys not going to the clubroom?"

Kai turned, shaking his previous expression off of his face. "Oh, I need to do something with the class rep. Let Kuroo know I'll be a bit late."

"Oi Yamamoto, did you hear? Apparently Sadako has been showing up in the clubroom recently."

"Sadako? As in Yamamura Sadako?" Yamamoto asked in a shocked tone. "The creepy girl that crawls out of the tv?"

"Well, I didn't know that was her last name, but yeah. That Sadako has been spotted in our clubroom." Yamamoto paused for a moment, looking at Kai then to Yaku. He then chuckled. "What's so funny?" Yaku questioned.

Before Yamamoto could explain himself, Kai started to speak in a sinister tone. "They say that she sits in the clubroom in the dark. You can hear the sound of video game music in the background. And then...the daydreaming girl appears before you, her hair covering her face."

"Hey...if someone as gentle as Kai can say that, I can't help but believe it..."

Yamamoto sighed. "I wasn't expecting my senpai to believe such a silly rumour!" Yamamoto exclaimed, his expression almost seeming mocking. "Well, you can stand here all day, but I'm going to go ahead to the clubroom." Before Yaku and Kai could respond, Yamamoto had already started quickly pacing to the clubroom.

He arrived promptly, opening the door that let out a tired creak. The room was pitch black and Yamamoto entered, trying to locate the light switch. He suddenly noticed that from the corner of the room, video game music was playing. "H-Hey, is someone there...?" He nervously looked around, trying to shake the irrational thoughts from his head. He traced his hand across the wall in search of the switch, but his eyes continued to scan the room. From the corner of the room, a shadowy figure stood up slowly, its face being dimly lit by a light underneath its face. Its head was bowed and it slowly approached Yamamoto, swaying a little. With each step, Yamamoto backed further and further away, eventually bumping into a wall and clinging to it desperately. He then let out a scream, causing the shadowy figure to flinch and back away, almost falling over in the process. Yamamoto desperately opened the curtains. He slowly opened his eyes to see what was in front of him. His face suddenly looked surprised, then shifted to annoyance.

"Can you not scream so loud? You scared me half to death..." the figure said softly.

Yamamoto clutched the shirt on his chest, trying to compose himself. "Kenma? It was you?" Stood in front of him was a startled looking Kenma. His hair had fallen down in front of his face as he looked up at Yamamoto. In his hand was a small console, quietly playing music and flickering gently. "What on earth were you doing playing games in the dark?"

Kenma averted his gaze, furrowing his brow a little. "Well, I'm trying to play Monster Hunter 4, but if I had the curtains open, the light would reflect on my screen and it would make it hard to see."

Yamamoto let out an agitated sigh. "Can you at least lift your head a little? Your hair covers your face when you duck down and it's a little scary looking." Kenma stopped pressing buttons on his console for a second, lifted his head and thenlowered it to observe what Yamamoto meant. He then elevated his head again slightly, given Yamamoto a worried expression.