*Gasp* *pant...*

So it really wasn't a ghost after all!

These part-looking things even fell off every time I hit it.

Seria, you were fighting almost like you had something to prove.

W-Well, um...

So, it seems you've defeated the enemy you were after.

Hey, where did you run off to?!

I wasn't off shirking my duties. I was investigating the temple.

It may not look like it now, but this temple was once home to a sect of proud warrior monks.

One of them developed his own unique set of armaments and used them constantly. However...

...according to the records, he used many kinds of "karakuri" mechanical dolls alongside these armaments.

I did wonder what connection that had to our business here, if any...

...but it appears that it was all very obvious.

You couldn't have given us that information earlier?!

So the story about the girl who was falsely accused was totally fake.

What story about a girl who was falsely accused?

Oh, the one where she's accused of stealing an incense burner, and then kills herself?

Huh? So it was a true story?

No, it's a famous story. We even know its origin.

Apparently, a noble girl who loved pranks came up with it long ago...

...and made sure it spread before she died.

That's it?

Although, it is true that she was buried at this temple. Her grave should be somewhere around here...

So it's still a scary story!

Okay, enough of this, let's head back to the palace!

We achieved our goal, and I don't want to hang around here if I don't have to!

Hey, Seria, wait!

......

Wh-Wha...?

Where am I?

Oh, right, I passed out.

Hehehe...

Hahahaha!

What was that? That noise just now...

Was that...a young girl's voice?

But there's nobody around here, other than us.

And it's oddly cold...

M-Master Seria! Hans! Where did you go?!

Don't leave me behind!!