All the Yo-kai stared at Eyesoar with shock and concern, but Katie was confused by their reactions.
"Uhh, is something wrong?" she asked, trying to sound as genuine and unrude as possible.
"SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG!" Whisper shrieked causing Katie to jump. "MASTER EYESOAR'S HUNDREDTH EYE IS MISSING!"
"Hundredth eye!?" Katie gasped out loud as she kept this little part in her head: "I only counted twelve."
Whisper's eyes suddenly merged into one big eyeball, which made her uncomfortable. "It's the eye that functions as his mouth, nose, and ears! It's the most important eye next to the one connected to his heart!"
When his eyeball split into two again, she uttered a disgusted: "Please don't ever do that again."
"He's right." Pittapatt chimed in. "If it's missing, that means he can't hear, smell, or talk. All he's left with is touch and sight."
"That's awful." Murmured Katie. "Poor freak-I mean guy!"
"What's strange is that his face is still there. It's like his eye was just… erased from it."
"How is that even possible?"
Furdinand rubbed his moustache while pondering about the situation before coming to a realization and exclaiming: "Wait! Kunekune!"
"Huh?" asked Pittapatt.
"Remember the legend? Looking at it for more than a second will cause permanent blindness!"
Pittapatt ran around Eyesoar and the eyes on his body followed his movements. "But the rest of his eyes are still there, and it looks like he can see out of them just fine."
"True, but not everyone has eyes all over their bodies like Eyesoar."
"Thankfully." Katie muttered under her breath.
"But that's when I realized something, and this is just a theory, but what if the reason looking at Kunekune causes permanent blindness for those unfortunate enough to do so is because it somehow erases their facial features? Think about it. Why else would Eyesoar's other eyes still be intact? The other eyes on his body aren't part of his face which is why they're still there!"
"But even so, Katie defeated Kunekune so that should've undone its powers and restored Eyesoar's hundredth eye. Right?"
"Well actually…" Katie began before getting interrupted again.
"Dat's usually how it goes, but Kunekune seems like a pretty unusual Yo-kai so who knows?" inferred Master Oden.
"So you're sayin' our pal's stuck like this forever!?" Kappa fumed with his fists clenched. "Darn it!"
"If Kunekune were still alive I'd give him a piece of my mind for this!" raged Pallysol.
"Right now, I just wish I had a spare hundredth eyeball to give Eyesoar." Lamented Boyclops. "Can't be fun just having two of your five senses."
The Gnomey band started playing a sad song consisting mostly of violins before they were interrupted by Katie. "Everyone! Please listen! I've been trying to tell you all that Kunekune hasn't been dealt with yet!"
All the Yo-kai gasped.
"Yeah I'm sorry. I was going to take care of it later tonight when my camping group was asleep. I wouldn't have come to the party otherwise." She then glared at Whisper and Blazion who looked away from her while whistling to themselves. "But due to unforeseen circumstances I'm not exactly here by choice."
"So that creep's still out there then. Good. 'Cause I wanna pay 'em back ten-hundred percent for what it did to Eyesoar!" Kappa snarled as he angrily punched his palm.
"Same! I'll never forgive something like this!" Pallysol swore.
"Us eye-centric Yo-kai gotta look out for each other after all!" Boyclops joked.
"No, uth Clathic Yo-kai gotta look out phor each other!" Tublappa chimed in. "That'th why Pittapatt threw thith party and brought uth together!"
"Yes! And there's a chance that beating Kunekune will restore Eyesoar's hundredth eye! I'm sure of it!" Furdinand stated.
The Gnomey band began playing a more triumphant song as the other Classic Yo-kai rallied with each other to take down Kunekune.
Pittapatt looked at his friends joining forces and almost shed a tear. "This is it. This is exactly how it should be." His expression then became more serious. "Okay, if we're going to find Kunekune we'll have to split up into groups. Kappa and Pallysol, you two search around Catfish Pond, Furdinand and Tublappa check the Jumbo Slider area, I'll get the Gnomey band to call their police force to survey the mountain summit, and Boyclops and I will take the area around the shrine."
"So what do we do if we find it?" asked Boyclops.
"Simple. We pound its featureless face in!" answered Kappa.
"No Kappa! We must attack it together if we're going to stand a chance against it!" Pittapatt objected.
Kappa clicked his tongue and folded his arms. "So how are we gonna do that if we're all separated, huh? Run back here with our tails between our legs and wait until everyone is together then go back to where it was spotted? Sounds pretty counterproductive to me."
"Look, I know we're all upset and want to take down Kunekune as soon as possible, but that doesn't mean we should act impulsively lest we all lose our facial features too. If you spot Kunekune, use your powers to create a signal so we can all rush to your location and attack it together. So Kappa and Pallysol would create a water cyclone, Furdinand would hop into Tublappa's bucket while he lifts it above the trees with his tongue and call for everyone, the Gnomey Police Force would all blow their whistles, and Boyclops would create an illusion from his eye above the forest while I amplify my footsteps to maximum volume while stomping the ground."
Kappa nodded. "Sounds good. As long as it ends with that thing getting a beatdown I'm up for anything."
"Um, wouldn't it be better if I made Tublappa's hair grow above the trees instead?" Furdinand suggested before muttering this to himself: "Not to mention more sanitary. I know where that thing's been."
"Do whatever you feel would work best." Pittapatt replied before facing Master Oden and Sebastian. "Master Oden, Sebastian, I know you two aren't Classic Yo-kai so this doesn't necessarily concern you nor did I request your services for this, but could you please keep an eye on Eyesoar while everyone is out searching?"
"Not a problem my friend!" answered Master Oden.
"Most certainly. It would be terribly rude to abandon a fellow Yo-kai in need regardless of the difference in our class." Sebastian explained.
"Thank you." Bowed Pittapatt. "Okay everyone let's move ou-"
"Hey, what about us?" Whisper interrupted while wearing a soldier's uniform with great determination in his eyes. "What orders do you have for us Master Pittapatt? How can we help?"
Katie cleared her throat causing a sweat drop to appear on the side of Whisper's head. "We are going back to camp before someone realizes that I'm gone."
"But Katie this is an emergency! Master Eyesoar's life is at stake! And how often do you see the Classic Yo-kai banding together for a manhunt like this!? Things like this only happen once every blood moon, whis~!"
"Whisper, whose Yo-kai butler are you?"
Whisper sighed. "Yours…" His uniform then disappeared, and he muttered to himself: "Temporarily."
"We'll come back once everyone at camp is asleep like we planned the first time. I'm worried about Eyesoar and everyone else too, but Classic Yo-kai are the best right? They'll be fine. It'd be bad if I got in trouble with Mr. Johnson."
Hearing that made Whisper change his tune. "You're absolutely right, Katie! I should have more faith in the great Classic Yo-kai!"
Katie smiled and nodded.
"Right. We'll be fine." Assured Pittapatt. "You guys hurry back to your camping group."
"Okay. Please be careful everyone." Katie pleaded. "Whisper, Blazion, let's go!"
"Blaze!"
"Whis~!"
Katie and her Yo-kai friends quickly left the abandoned house and dashed into the forest.
"Alright Classic Yo-kai, let's move out!" commanded Pittapatt.
"Right!" they all shouted in unison.
As everyone began to leave, Eyesoar tried to reach out for them but fell to the ground as if he was out of breath. Sebastian raised his eyebrow and floated over to Eyesoar with a stethoscope and put the resonator over one of the eyes on his body. "Oh dear. His heartbeat is rather slow. I don't believe he's getting the proper oxygen he needs without his hundredth eye. I dare say his airflow might be trapped."
"Dat's definitely no good. Dey gotta hurry den." Master Oden fretted as he rubbed his chin. "Say, do you have a feeling dat we're forgetting somedin?"
"Hmm?"
"Shebashtian, another round pleashe."
They both looked behind them to see Lady Longnek passed out on the ground while drooling. After sweat drops appeared on their heads, Sebastian pulled out his cellphone and said: "…I'll call her a taxi."