🎶春日の響きと記憶の音 — Chapter 135

🌸✨ In this alternate universe, Mio and みお are twin sisters, set in a unified world where the virtual singers of Crypton Future Media, Team TWINDRILL, INTERNET Co., Ltd., and the characters of Project SEKAI: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku coexist. 🌙🎶 💜💗💜💗💜 Story 💗💜💗💜💗 The Scariest and Happiest Haunted House Everyone continued deeper into the haunted house. Teto and Rin’s prank from earlier had lightened the mood quite a bit. Although Miku and みお were still a little nervous, at least they were no longer as stiff as when they had first entered. Miku cautiously looked ahead. “Maybe… it’s not as scary as I imagined?” みお nodded, though her hand was still tightly holding Mio’s. “Yeah… if everyone is together, I think it’ll be okay.” Hearing that, Mio smiled gently. “See? We just have to take it slow.” Teto walked ahead with her hands behind her head. “But seriously, nothing much has happened since then.” Rin puffed out her cheeks, also looking a little dissatisfied. “A haunted house should have ghosts!” Len glanced at them. “Are you two here to get scared, or to judge the attraction?” MEIKO laughed. “At this rate, probably both.” KAITO looked toward the black curtain hanging up ahead and softly reminded everyone: “There seems to be a corner up ahead. Everyone, watch your step.” Luka smiled faintly. “Places like that are usually perfect for jump scares.” Miku instantly stopped walking. “Luka, please don’t say something so accurate…” みお also whispered: “I-I suddenly don’t really want to know what’s ahead…” Gakupo calmly looked forward. “The unknown often hides beyond a corner.” Miku and みお turned to him at the same time. “Please don’t add to it!” “It makes it scarier!” Just as everyone passed the corner— The dark curtain was suddenly thrown open. A staff member dressed in a long white dress, with long black hair hanging over her face, suddenly appeared in front of Miku and みお as if sliding out from the shadows. Her face was completely covered by her hair, and her arms hung limply in front of her. The next second, she suddenly lifted her head. “Aaaaaaaah—!” “Kyaaaaaaaah!” Miku and みお screamed at the same time again. This time, the two of them instinctively clung to each other. Miku’s twin tails bounced from the fright, while みお shrank close beside her. “S-Sadako!” Miku’s voice trembled. “Why did she jump out so suddenly?!” Tears nearly welled up in みお’s eyes. “Didn’t we just say it would be okay…?!” Mio hurried over to them. “It’s okay, it’s okay! She’s a staff member!” But the staff member dressed as Sadako was extremely dedicated. Instead of stopping right away, she slowly reached her hand forward. “Come… with me…” Miku and みお instantly turned pale. “No!” “We don’t want to go!” Seeing this, Teto’s eyes immediately lit up. “Ooooh! Now this is the real thing!” Rin clapped excitedly. “That entrance was amazing!” Len, although not scared, couldn’t help laughing. “Their reactions are way too synchronized.” MEIKO’s shoulders shook with laughter. “It’s almost like they rehearsed it.” KAITO also held back a smile as he said: “But for them, it’s probably genuinely terrifying.” Luka smiled warmly. “Still, this will become a very unforgettable memory.” Just when everyone thought this was only a single scare, another sound suddenly came from the other side of the corridor. Bang! A cabinet door beside them suddenly flew open. A staff member wearing a skull mask poked their head out. “Boo!” Miku and みお screamed again. “Again?!” Right after that, a white cloth ghost dropped down from the ceiling. “Welcome to the depths…” “Kyaa!” Miku grabbed みお’s hand. みお immediately grabbed Miku’s hand back. Before they could calm down, a zombie appeared from behind the black curtain ahead, a pale face peeked out from behind a paper door by the wall, and even beside the fake well on the floor, a prop hand slowly reached out. “Aaah! There are too many!” Miku finally couldn’t take it anymore and shouted. みお held her hand tightly. “Miku! Let’s run!” Miku immediately nodded. “Yeah! Run!” The next second, the two of them held hands and dashed forward. “Wait, you two are running too fast!” Mio froze for a moment, then immediately chased after them. Teto stared at their fleeing backs, stunned at first, then burst out laughing. “Hahahaha! They actually ran!” Rin also chased after them while laughing. “Wait for us! The haunted house escape has begun!” Len ran after them while complaining: “This isn’t an escape game!” MEIKO followed with a laugh. “But it looks even livelier than one.” KAITO also quickened his pace, sounding both helpless and amused. “Everyone, don’t trip, okay?” Luka lifted her skirt slightly and followed lightly behind them. “I’m not scared, but running like this is pretty fun too.” Gakupo, meanwhile, ran with graceful but surprisingly quick steps, as if he were participating in some serious form of training. “To run through darkness has its own elegance.” Len couldn’t help looking back. “Can you really make running through a haunted house sound that formal?” Meanwhile, Miku and みお at the front could no longer stop. Every time they passed a corner, a new staff member jumped out. “Hey!” “Boo!” “Don’t leave us—” “Kyaaaaa!” Miku and みお’s screams echoed throughout the haunted house corridor. But strangely enough, as they kept screaming, they also began to laugh. Miku shouted while running: “Why are there ghosts everywhere?!” みお laughed as she ran, though her voice still trembled a little. “This haunted house is way too serious!” Mio chased after them from behind and called out with a smile: “The exit is just ahead!” Teto shouted excitedly: “Go! Final sprint!” Rin raised her hand. “Haunted house escape mission!” Len laughed helplessly. “Stop randomly naming the activity!” At last, the final black curtain appeared up ahead. Miku and みお reached out at almost the same time, threw the curtain open, and rushed outside. Bright afternoon sunlight instantly poured over them. “We’re… we’re out!” Miku said breathlessly. みお also leaned forward with her hands on her knees, her cheeks flushed. “We… survived…” One by one, the others also ran out of the haunted house behind them. The moment Teto came out, she laughed so hard she nearly collapsed against the wall. “Hahahaha! That was so fun! Miku and みお were running so fast!” Rin laughed so hard there were almost tears in her eyes. “And every time a ghost appeared, they screamed at the exact same time!” Len caught his breath, still smiling. “I thought they’d hide until the end, but they chose to sprint instead.” MEIKO leaned against the wall and laughed. “I suppose that’s also a kind of courage.” KAITO nodded gently. “Making it all the way to the end is impressive too.” Luka smiled at Miku and みお. “Even though you were scared, the two of you still ran out together.” Gakupo nodded slowly. “To keep moving forward in the face of fear is worthy of praise.” Miku and みお looked at each other. Both of them were still panting, and their hair had become a little messy from running. The next second, they both burst into laughter. Miku wiped the corner of her eye. “That was really scary… but also really funny.” みお nodded and smiled in relief. “Yeah… if I’d been alone, I definitely wouldn’t have made it to the end.” Miku gave her hand a gentle squeeze. “Me too. I’m glad you were with me, みお.” Mio stood beside them, watching the two with especially gentle eyes. “You both did great.” Just then, the staff member who had dressed as Sadako also came out beside the exit. She pushed aside her wig and smiled a little shyly. “Um… thank you for visiting our haunted house! Your reactions really made us feel like all our work paid off!” Miku blushed. “Made you feel… paid off…?” みお whispered: “We really were scared…” Teto immediately raised her hand. “It was amazing! Your haunted house gets full marks!” Rin nodded along. “Especially the part at the end where everyone kept jumping out. That was super exciting!” The staff member smiled happily. “I’m so glad! Um… would you like to take a commemorative photo here at the exit? We prepared a haunted house backdrop.” Everyone looked to the side. Sure enough, beside the exit stood a handmade backdrop with the words: **“Successfully Escaped the Haunted House!”** Cute little ghosts, skeletons, and a small well were drawn beside the words. Teto was the first to rush over. “Yes! Let’s take one!” Rin excitedly stood in front of the backdrop. “I want to stand in front!” Len said helplessly: “You two really aren’t tired at all.” MEIKO smiled and stood in the back. “This is pretty nice too.” KAITO stood beside MEIKO and smiled at everyone. “Everyone, move a little closer.” Luka gently waved them over. “Miku, みお, come here.” Mio held みお’s hand and walked to the center with Miku. Miku looked a little embarrassed. “Can we really take a good picture after screaming that loudly?” みお also lowered her head, blushing. “My face must be so red…” Mio smiled. “That’s what makes it a real commemorative photo.” Teto poked her head in from the side. “Exactly! The important thing is that we had fun!” Rin nodded firmly. “And you two were super cute!” Miku and みお’s faces turned even redder at the same time. “Rin!” “Don’t say that…” The staff member picked up the camera. “Alright, everyone, look this way—three, two, one!” Everyone looked toward the camera together. Miku and みお stood in the center. Although their cheeks were still flushed from being scared, they were smiling brightly. Mio stood beside みお with a gentle smile. Teto and Rin made peace signs in the front. Len said, “Seriously…” but his expression was clearly cheerful. MEIKO, KAITO, Luka, and Gakupo stood in the back, each wearing their own warm and relaxed smile. Click. The moment the photo was taken, the screams, the running, the laughter, and the lively feeling that only they could understand after experiencing it together were all preserved within that afternoon school festival. The song on stage had already ended. But their school festival memories were still continuing.