Unexpected Friends
Chapters 7. The Ghost School

I'm sorry Alice again. I had to leave you, again.

I was grumbling my attitude earlier. If I were alive, I wouldn't be this complicated. If he wasn't there to kill us, I would have easily talked to Alice. And, what about my parents? They must have screamed at my death. God fucking.

My daydream broke when an annoying voice called out to me, "Woy Baka, called no nyahut. You deaf?" Those words succeeded in upsetting me even though I was used to it.

"Naoki, we heard your talk. You and Alice. He must be investigating our case." Said Kaouri leaning against the concrete wall of the dormitory. "If he manages to find the culprit, we can leave quietly."

Then Kenji chimed in, "Luckily there are humans who can be used. But is he capable?"

Kaouri got up from her backrest and said, "By the way, the head in question must have Ayumi. Let's go get it." And we followed Assassin's orders to find Ayumi's head. Why are Ayumi's body and head separated? It was because of his terrible death in the garden.

Now his headless body is led by Kenji with a hand that has become a bone. Up front, Assassin is still in the lead. He didn't even need me to follow him even though his eyes were sewn. Me though? Some of his face was blistered with hard water and his broken right hand was covered in fresh blood.

We're what they call 'ghosts'. I have a time limit in my human form. So I can't linger long with a living person. I was afraid they were screaming and looking at me in disgust. I'm alone, scared of myself. A monster.

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"This room, the most feared room in the dorm. Wh why? Because here there was a terrible massacre that befell students of Hokkaido High School. Damned room number 21."

"Many police and journalists came from all over to prove the news."

"But no one managed to find the answer. Because their mouths are silenced by money and the threat of more 'high' parties'. The families of students who are victims of this case must succumb because of differences in their status before the eyes of the community. They are underprivileged and the student is a scholarship boy. This murder case is closed forever."

"But, the case was re-released 1 year later by 3 curious new students who promised to find the perpetrators of this heinous murder. Even if they have to face their biggest problems.

"These 3 students are Si Gray Eye, Blonde, and Osaka Brown. They're the detective who's gonna uncover this school murder case."

Such was Kaouri's long-term expectation. It was surprising that he could speak so fluently even though his mouth was sewn. "Yes that's how." I listened to her reply to show her a little bit of appreciation, even shorter than Assassin's explanation.

"But how do 3 unstable Girls solve a complicated case that even the police have given up?" Kenji critically questioned the unthinkable before. "How about we help?" Answer randomly.

"What if the killer finds out that they're gonna find out the case? What if one of them gets killed? You want to endure it?" Kenji. I kept quiet thinking about the answer. "Hey, so what's your answer?!" Kenji while raising his voice kept asking and this frustrated me.

I had to answer, "I'll protect them!" But I think I said the wrong word.

"Don't say anything stupid! How do you think you're gonna die? Now you can't defend them with your form, what can you do? Huh uh?!" The jug is cursing at me. It sucks! No need to say that and please, don't question my death! Questions you already know answer.

I died protecting Enji when 'He' came to my room which you now call damned. Room number 21.

"Calm all! We'll figure out how. And Kendi, can you not be my zya for a day? Ayumi's head was left in Naiko's room, so can we travel in peace?" Kaouri with her pale face and interlocking eyebrows mediated our debate. Among those of us arguing, the audience was more emotional. Even though Kaouri was angry, there was still someone who lit the fire.

"Why indeed? I'm just asking 'Assassin'. Why are you defending Naoki when he's not Jeff, the dearest girlfriend who left you at the tournament?"

BRAK, the sound of something loud, Kenji's body. "Excession! Don't call that asshole's name!"

If only I hadn't been here, Assassin, I mean Kaouri would have taken Kenji's intestines almost out and tore them even worse.

Jugs are annoying, but we can't leave him because he's our friend and he has his own problems. If he's overdue, there's no harm in slapping this walking gas.

After a few minutes of clearing his mind, Kaouri can continue our journey delayed by an 'obstacle'.

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We're in my room, room number 21. Hah, so miss when I was alive. And it seems that Akbar did not forget to throw away his trash. It was different as Alice said.

"Then, we did an investigation to look for clues. And, I found,... Just junk.

From the pause in her words, like Alice was indeed lying. But for what?

By the way, I was curious about my Diary. Is there any story I can read? Last time it looked like I was working on Social PR.

To get rid of my curiosity, I looked around under the bed while the others were still focusing on finding Ayumi's head. In the search, I found nothing. Kolong empty bed when I sure put it there. Then someone took it. Who-is-she?! Why take my diary?

In the anxiety, a voice appeared that answered the question in my mind. "His book was taken by Naoki, probably from a group of women who came earlier."

Sure enough, the voice belonged to Ayumi's head hanging in the window just as Alice had said about the head hanging in the window. And it turns out Alice took my book! Argh!!!

Assassin who realized the existence of Ayumi's head took the head and attached it to Ayumi's body. It can magically stick back, even though it almost fell and left a rough cut on the sides of his neck.

Kenji stared at Ayumi, then asked critically again, "How did your head get here? We've already put it up." Ayumi only smiled faintly and replied, "Hehe, sorry Kenji-san. You know that woman in the hallway? When my head fell, the woman took it and took my head away knowing the cause of my death."

"It's because you told me the cause of your death, right? Baka(fool). Why are you apologizing anyway? That little granny was really happy to see such a hard person."

"Hehe."

Kenji who sucks is actually a

the caring brother. Seeing their closeness, I became envious. I'm the only child always alone. Even though my parents keep paying attention to me, I want to have a sister. Don't look like jugs. Every day full of pain.

But I'm not the only one who's an only child. "OK, enough. Ayumi's head is already there so go back to the initial mission." Kauri jealous. I think it's only natural that Kenji and Ayumi remind him of his 'ex-girlfriend'. I don't really understand the details but he left Assassin during his last match against High School from Nagasaki.

"All that's broken up,"

"You want to suffer before you go to hell?"

"All is enough! What mission is Kauri-san on?" Unlike her brother, Ayumi loves peace.

"The mission we're talking about is a way that we can get justice through the shadows." I started our 'mission' talk. As a representative of OSIS first, I got the talent to take the attention of everyone and review the conversation or info quickly in outline. Usually used to talk about announcements through speakers or fishing teachers. And now my talent is being used.

"So, we'll use Alice and her friend as our intermediaries. While we can tell the facts about our death or other related things. But since Alice has a problem with the supernatural world, we have to be cleverly reasoned to cover up our 'identity"

"Good explanation MP."

"OURI!!"

"Yes sorry Naoki. So, I'll continue. The problem now is how do we get them to proceed with the case? Just coming to the room, one of them ran away. And again, can their friend believe Alice's words because only she can 'see' us?"

Critical Assassin's questions. I twisted my brain while floating over the bed. My mind kept turning until an idea finally came up.

"We'll talk to Alice directly."

Of course my opinion made his 3rd dumbfounded. Before Kenji says 'You're crazy!' and so, I quickly said, "Hey! He doesn't know we're not human yet so we can ask him to help our case."

Kenji narrowed his eyes, a sign of uncertainty. Then he asked, "He who asks for an investigation is his friend. So Alice couldn't command the members at will."

I thought this question would come out. Then I went on to say, "It's lucky. His friend is the chairman and Alice is a member. As chairman he will listen to the opinions of members. In this section Ayumi gets the role of our messenger."

"EEEHHH?!! How me??!" Ayumi with a puzzled face pointed at herself in search of certainty. While his brother looked at me horror like a male version of Sadako coming out of the well. "What do you mean Ayumi brought a message?!" The sister whose sister complex is rampaging.

I calmly floated closer to her pale face while saying, "Rather than her brother, Ayumi is better. He hasn't gotten a bad impression of Alice like Kaouri or you".

Sontak Kaouri who was in front of the window was shocked. He asked why he had a bad impression. The reason is simple, when first acquaintance with Alice his attitude is pretentious to 'new people'. While Ayumi was just behind us, almost unknown. So perfect to carry our message.

Still glued to the spot, Ayumi's head almost came off, again.

"Why not just you?"

"DADH!! Damn Kenji, that's the burning part!!!" With a tinge of emphasis on 'you' Jugs poked at my burning eyes.

"I'd like to, but Alice will show me to her friend who 'can't see' and when Alice realizes she's going to throw me out. Our plan failed!" The jug digested my words, he pondered. "Alright, but since the 'dective' that we're going to 'rent' is still new here, we have to reveal our cases one by one." He finally agreed.

"Alright Ayumi, this is what you have to do."

"Lick." I saw the uneasiness from Ayumi.

But slowly I came down and touched the ground again, it seemed. I very carefully said, "We start from the first case, 'Kaouri Mouri the Assassin Basket'."

Kaouri seemed interested in what I said, then she came closer to us. I continued, "Tell me your story so that Ayumi can tell Alice."

Before Kauri told her, she asked. "But it's impossible 'can Ayumi tell 'everything'? We'd better improvise too." We all agree with his words. Then Kaori started talking. "It all started at the Basketball Court on March 5, the day before my death."

[To Be Continue!]🎑