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Tetsuya P.O.V

I stayed here for a while, not knowing what will happen to Naho, Sayaka and Inumaru; I'm really worried that they will get attacked by random spirits that Haruyuki may not fend off. But, who am I kidding? I am the exposed one here, and I sure don't want to end up swallowed by this cursed school itself and being an insane person like that being I knocked out just now. If he comes back for me, I'm not even sure that I can defeat him again. "T-Tetsuya-kun…" I heard a voice, Kibiki-sensei is awake!

"Sensei! You're awake, are you okay?" I helped him up; he ruffled his hair while clearing his view and looked around us, clearly observing things that had changed since his last blackout. "Why is… everywhere expanded somehow compared to when we arrive here? Are you and the others okay?" He asked, noticing that the landscape and the very aura of the school getting more intense than his first visit in Heavenly Host. It took quite a long time to explain what had happened in detail to him, and he began analyzing data as Taguchi woke up shortly after.

"Tetsuya-kun, we have to do the Sachiko Ever After charm to get back home after the appeasement of the four spirits." Wait, what? Four? There's only Tokiko, Ryou, and Yuki, isn't it? Wait… was it… "If you're thinking what I'm thinking… yes, indeed; the girl in red that has the strongest murderous aura of them all, and the ability to bend this school's surroundings to her will. Sachiko Shinozaki." The very name of this girl in red dress scared me a little, and I realized that she isn't a normal threat. Combat could be plausible, but appeasement is also hard to achieve without defending one's self.

"We have to find a way through and look for Sachiko's tongue bag, as well as the plushie that was mentioned in your notes." I flipped through Kibiki's notes and found clues everywhere, including the actual layout of the school and the amplification of negative feelings, dubbed "Darkening" by Kibiki. He had his items laid out, so I decided to go to the Principal's Office first to have a look and see if we can find anything there.

Guh… the place had a more intense effect on me like how I felt in the dream. Without the blade, I do realize how helpless I am and I could get swallowed by the darkening anytime soon if I loosened up and dropped my guard. "Tetsuya-kun, follow me. I know a secret route around here that can get us to the staircases in the distant building." Following close, we reached a dark place that required two persons to pull the pulleys at the same time so that the switch can successfully activate and lead us over. Kibiki and Taguchi wasted no time doing so, and activated the bridge.

I am guided to the Second Wing, he opened up a hidden door to access the Principal's- "BLEEEEEEEEEEGHHHH! AAAAAAAAAAAGHHH!" I immediately vomited those dark ooze that somehow got into my body without me noticing, and I'm bleeding from my eyes! Uggghhhh… I can't go on like this… "Taguchi, get the tongue bag that was hidden! You check the cabinets, and I check the table!" Knowing that I cannot hold on for long, Kibiki ordered Taguchi to quickly snatch the tongue bag and get me out of here. I began to hallucinate, and black out…

Oooh… where is this? I don't exactly remember why and how did I went to this place, but something burns in me; as if I had known this place from a long time ago. My body size was small, and things around me brought nostalgia to my heart. I walked around the corridors, eventually reaching the gardens that this house had. Two people are there, training with their swords; the man had bluish hair like I did, and the woman had glasses, her hair loosened. While they sparred, they chuckled and laughed, teasing each other's of their openings when they move around. They eventually came closer to each other, preparing for dealing the final blow; I stared in awe at their mastery over their skills. Yet, the woman thrown her sword, catching the man of guard and-

Whaaaaa! She kissed him, right there! The man was totally flustered and wasn't prepare for the sudden tease, if I were to use two words to describe how he felt, it must be mind blown. I blushed and stared on, as the man noticed me and now blushing furiously.

"S-Son! Why are you up so late!?" The woman smirked in response, and looked at me with a gentle look as she smiled and tilted her head before… uh… going back to kissing with the man. Wait, son? Are they my…!

Everything around me went white before I was able to reach my parents. I was back to my own size, and stood all alone in a white space, looking at the pair of swords meant for exorcism, Miki and Toshio. "Son, we're always here for you." A voice called out to me, and it was the man- rather, my dad. He was holding Toshio.

"No matter how hard it is, try your best for the one you love most. Your dad tried his best for me, and I had tried the best for him, too." The woman smiled and put on her glasses, picking up Miki that was stabbed to the ground.

Heh… my dad and mom surely knows how to cheer me up. They kept me faint to prevent me from acting on my own will, and here they are, trying to make me normal. I'll try, not only for that girl in glasses, but for myself as well. I gave a smile as they disappear, knowing a little warmth that my parents gave me for myself, though little; this is enough for the distant future.

I'll be there soon, Saenoki— Naho.

Naho P.O.V

Me, Sayaka and Haruyuki are all sitting at the hall since neither of us can move forward due to the road getting destroyed by a falling rock. I'm worried about Tetsuya… I wonder if he is actually okay, and I sure hope Kibiki-sensei can make it out alive, alongside with Taguchi. Sayaka was treating Haruyuki's wounds and she sure seemed embarrassed about touching her, so why don't I help her a little~? "Sayakaaaaa~ This can't do, you have to do it like this~" I pressed myself against her and held her hand to touch his skin, the both blushing like crazy when I did that!

"N-Naho-tan, n-n-nooooooo!" She was trying to defend herself from being teased, yet in that moment I can totally see bliss appearing in her eyes despite her refusing to say that she actually enjoyed touching Haruyuki. "S-Saenoki-san…" Awwww, Haruyuki can't even look at her straight in the eye! I knew they were both meant for each other.

"W-Whooa." Sayaka can't stand still, and I can feel a little rumbling going on in the building, and see something connecting to our platform. Is that… a bridge? I looked closely, seeing Kibiki-sensei with Taguchi! A-And Tetsuya-kun on his back too! What a relief, I thought something could have happened to him while trying to fend off Yoshikazu! They placed him down, and I was a little shocked that he wasn't awake.

"What… what happened to him?" I asked Kibiki-sensei worriedly, concerned about what he went through at the time where we aren't there to see it. "During our process of retrieving the final tongue, Tetsuya broke down and was consumed by the darkening… He fainted, and we carried him all the way down here since we found many bridges connecting below the school. The chances of him recovering from the actual state of sleeping… are very less likely to happen." W-why? Why him? Haruyuki's eyes widened, and he punched the ground, causing Sayaka to worry about him.

"I wasn't a good friend… I shouldn't have let him fight that monster on his own!" His words were sincere, regretting his inability to safe him, Sayaka coming close and assuring him that it's gonna be okay. Just why…? Why does it had to be you? You were so kind to me and all… it was my fault. I should have never found out about the charm, and all the student's deaths are caused by me. I gently sobbed out of remorse and regret, holding him next to me as my tears streamed down his face. "It wasn't your fault…" H-Huh?

Tetsuya had awoke, with a tint of red on his cheeks and his lips curled into a smile that I adored as he leaned his hands up to caress my cheeks softly. "N-Naho, I have something to tell you…" He choked a little, was it out of nervousness? Um, I-I am also embarrassed by what's coming next, y'know… "Y-Yes, what is it, Tetsuya-kun?" I nervously replied, with Sayaka glaring at me, teasy looks on her expressions. "I love you…" He silently confessed to me, almost as if he was whispering straight to me. It was making me feeling very shy for the first time, and what made it even worse is he actually kissed me.

"T-Tetsuya-kun… I love you too… m-mmh! People are watching!" I broke out of his kiss, managing to tell him that I understood his feelings too, yet Taguchi was recording what we were doing with a smug smile on his face. "Nice, Taguchi-kun! We could upload this on her blog after I successfully hacked her account and password!" W-What the heck!? They planned this so quickly!? "N-Noo!" I flailed my arms, trying to get to the camcorder, yet fails to do so. Ah well… I-I guess a little rumors won't hurt.

Settling down and giving back Tetsuya his possession of his black katana, we eventually discussed a plan and an actual route on how to reach Sachiko's lair. "We need to appease her at where her hatred broods the strongest. We need to head underground and find where she was buried when Takamine, the principal snapped her neck and killed her." Flipping over his own and my notes, sensei eventually came to making a conclusion that we have to seal Sachiko once and for all.

"I agree, I will provide cover alongside with Haruyuki with these two holy blades if we had to." Haruyuki and Tetsuya both had a blade in hand now, it's just that Haruyuki possibly can't move as agile since his shoulder was hurt and his wound would leak open. "So here's the plan…" Due to the changing layouts of the school, we can't tell where we actually are, so we need to reach the first and the main building and go down to the lowest floor to check if there's a hidden passage to access where Sachiko is buried. "Okay, we'll stick together, no matter what, okay?" I held on to Tetsuya, making him blush.

For all the lives that had been sacrificed by my mistakes, I will try and conceal this school to prevent anyone from entering ever again… once, and for all. "Let's go." Standing up first before everyone does, we turned backwards as Tetsuya faced the locked door which had been inaccessible for us due to spirits concealing it. "Hiyaahh!" With a yelp, Tetsuya cut down the door and we headed towards the main building. Cutting down the second door, Tetsuya gasped a little as he noticed a certain absence of someone, but proceeded nonetheless. The surroundings changed a lot, the colors of the halls and the aura was more creepy. But… I insist on releasing Sachiko from this hell, and we will achieve it together.

Tetsuya held on to my hand tight. Yeah… together.

A/N: Gosh, I'm sleepy! Leave your reviews and until the next chapter, toodles!