“Guys I’m really serious here… there is definitely a ghost in the old building like I didn’t hallucinate!”
“Please, you were probably scared of a shadow.”
“Look Lily, as much as I want to rationalize this… Shadows don’t smile with pearly white teeth.”
That got the three’s attention and they looked at each other and grinned.
“Well, that just means Ash found us our next case!”
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“Ktjcx ubbvcfrr s’jii rajgafv yfilfnlcu wf… kjla ktja? RYYYY, P vbc’a kjca ab olcv bea jybea atf utbra ifa’r pera fja firfktfgf ilxf qgfaas qifjrfff. Qf’ii pera ufa megrfv ilxf atf ifufcvr!”
Ktfs ibbxfv mbcoerfv ktfc Crt wfcalbcfv ifufcv… ktja ifufcv?
“Ft, jmaejiis P’w qgfaas regf rbwfbcf wjvf la eq ab rmjgf wf, yea P’nf gfjv ybbxr ktfgf atf wbgf j rabgs ufar rqgfjv, atf wbgf atf rabgs yfmbwfr ifrr bo j rabgs jcv yfmbwfr gfjilas.”
“Okay, so the legend begins with the death of a piano instructor in that building, they don’t know if it was suicide or murder, but it was bad. Ever since then, there would be whispers of someone telling them to play them a song, over and over again. Anytime someone went to fix the building, they’d get mysteriously hurt and vow to never step foot in there again. And soon after that, the building was abandoned on our school grounds.”
After letting that info sink in, Hirokazu spoke up.
“Okay, so let’s start with the piano instructor’s death then. I’ll see what I can find about it from the school records and old newspapers. You guys keep asking around about that legend and see what variations exist. It shouldn’t be too simple, so we should be prepared. Lily, I think you should try sweet-talking the old professors and principal into spilling what they know or at least note down their expressions when you talk about it. Luca, come with me to search for more info at the library and police database.”
Lily grinned and decided now was the time to be a good annoyance.
“ Ah ah no! Y’all are not allowed to be alone together before the wedding bells start ringing. As a good friend, I intend for this to be a proper courtship.”
The three boys looked at her as though she’s grown three heads.
“Courtship?”
“Lily, for the love of god, please stop! This isn’t the 19th century!”
“Of course, I intend to do the same! I was about to reject that notion.”
That last line from Luca got shocked looks from the three kids, that was before they realized he was brought up as a posh kid, well so was Ash but he’s less traditional.
“ What? Is that not what people do these days? I remember all the rules and stuff. I wouldn’t want to make you uncomfortable though.”
Hirokazu started chuckling, this set off a chain of laughter through the whole group, especially after Lily started laughing like a crow.
Luca, the poor thing, nervously let out a few laughs, wondering what was wrong with what he said.
Hirokazu decided to put his cute friend’s worries to rest.
“My dear sweet Luca, that was so cute of you. Sure, sure do a courtship if you’d like, I don’t mind being wooed. But I’d like us to separate work from personal life if that’s alright with you.”
Luca brightened up immediately and nodded. He was glad he could try his family traditions, and hopefully, this all goes well.
The kids set out to do their little jobs with determined faces, and it was quite cute of them to do all this to put their friend’s worry to rest, Ash you lucky fellow!
The shadow from before had moved closer, unknowing to the kids, at the start of the conversation. A soft chuckle was heard before the shadow disappeared as well.
Who could this shadow be?
