raisingproject | ☆ WELCOME TO HELL, YE POOR SOULS.

Magical Girl Raising Project

Graveyard

The last thing you remember is dying. Whether it's by murder or execution, that's was all it. But surprisingly enough, you wake up in the hotel room that you were assigned in, as if you had never died to begin with. However, once you walk right outside, you'll start noticing that while this is the Town A you remember, there are some slight differences that you notice.

The first thing is the fact that while you can see those who are still alive, they simply cannot see you. In fact, they pass through you, as if you were a ghost. And spoilers: you kind of are one, now. The second thing is that sometimes, if you look at a building for too long or too closely, you'll notice that it fizzles a bit, almost glitchy.

But that's completely fine, isn't it? There is, however, one more thing to keep in mind: there are voices of other people, mumuring. Of course, these other people, unlike you, don't have a complete shape; they're just a silhouette of themselves, looking like static.

However: it wouldn't be Town A without an announcement, would it? Of course not. Hence why upon rearriving, there will be a message, typed out:

Welcome to the afterlife, everyone. This is a greeting message to introduce you to how exactly this works. You have the ability to send one message to the living a week, so choose your words wisely. Of course, there are limitations to what you can say! You cannot reveal the mastermind's true identity, even if you know it. You cannot reveal a culprit or a victim, even if you know it.

Also, all messages will be sent to all players during the trials. If there is no trial, the message shall be sent on Saturday. You may investigate as you wish. If you have any questions to ask of me, please leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Don't you ever--

[She isn't any better than her traitorous sister if she loses her temper (never mind that she's already lost it and then some).

She reins it in just barely, and controls her words so much they about flatline.]

The "exorcism." What was it.

You can say anything you want, but that isn't going to stop me from saying it, you know. You can't hurt me.

[ And now she's being a little shit, even though she doesn't have to be. ]

A lie, obviously. Hajime-kun had messed up the park when he transformed and punched the tree and ruined the floor, so I had to come up with an excuse for it. I can't just say that I saw a ghost and he did that, after all. I'm not stupid enough to get this body killed.

[Hajime. Okay. She'll remember that one. She'll also remember how much she loathes Zange right this instant, how much she remembers what wrath really feels like. But she holds it in.]

Was he angry at you or something else?

It's true I wouldn't have believed you then...But what do you plan to do if someone chooses you as a target?

That's none of your business. He misunderstood me, anyway.

[ She shrugs. ] And isn't that obvious? I'm going to protect this body. I'm not a defenseless little girl like everyone else here. I won't let Hakua die. Especially when we're so close to saving everyone.

I don't know if that's appropriate so long as our situation is closer to his than yours.

[She's stopped yelling, at least, so this at least sounds like a logical suggestion than baseless bitching. The corner of her mouth twists up wryly.] No, it was obvious. So you would defend yourself and control the results?

Then maybe you should ask him about it. Our conversation was between us, so I have no obligation to tell you about it.

I don't plan on killing anybody myself, but I will defend this body if I have to.

I think I understand your motivations. [Hm. It seems difficult to stop a killer without killing them yourself, but she's always taken the more efficient and extreme solution.]

You're tired of explaining yourself by now, aren't you? So I won't ask you to waste too much of your time. What do you expect from us while we're here?

I'm glad someone understands.

[ There is a pun to be made here, but she'll just smile it off. ]

Nothing, really. You're ghosts, after all. You can't touch the keys nor can you save yourselves. I guess I left you all an option to speak to the living once a week and you might be able to effect this "world" [ yes, quotations included ] at large, but I have reason to not expect much, if anything from any of you.

[The keys are going to be coming up a lot in her conversations this week... One puts a mental pin in that, and in the scare quotes around "world."]

Save myself...[Heh.] I'd settle for staying dead in body and mind. Dead could at least mean dead in this place.

If you want to stay dead permanently, that's no skin off my back, since I can exorcise ghosts. It's my job.

Good to know that one part of your story was true.

Then, by the time we're finished with this game, I'll hold you to it. It's the next best thing if I'll never see my world again.

I try not to lie unless I have to. Besides, I'm a goddess. Exorcism is one of my abilities.

Yes, that's what you said. [She'd dismissed it then as superstition. Anyone who possessed some real spiritual power would have lost it alongside the rest of them. Of course, she knows now that that isn't a problem for Zange.]

It's bold or stupid of you to blend in with everyone else. Enough people suspected that the mastermind was somewhere else in the town, hidden from us. [Of course she'd suspected, but...] Why do you keep playing?

I am fully aware that this is a risky move I've taken. I haven't actively been in the game since the first one I was in.

[ All the other games, she was just in the sidelines, hidden. ]

And it's only fair that they think that the mastermind is like that. That's what I wanted, anyway. After all: people would think it's impossible for the mastermind to also be attending the same meeting where she sent the message. But I can be in two places at once for a short period of time. As for the reason why? I have no choice. If I stop, my world dies. Therefore, I must continue until I can finally end this cycle.

[She clenches her teeth. Of course it would be something like that...How wrong it would be to judge Zange for doing something that One herself would do. Well, she can damn herself later.]

Then you must have a reason for playing alongside us now. You don't take risks without reason. Unless you're not the type to have a plan--but are you?

The main reason is to perform the ritual. If I'm behind the scenes, it makes it harder for me to do that without getting killed by someone.

☆ WELCOME TO HELL, YE POOR SOULS.

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