#DFVJFKDJ HOOOOH I'M SURE THEY WILL!!!!

[ahogedetective]

"No kidding..." Even to him, the school had an intimidating look right now. It being very quiet, did not help, either. He nods in agreement with Yuma. "Yes... if everyone saw the same thing, then that further confirms they weren't just seeing things. I don't know if this 'thing' is doing this as some sort of sick prank, but.... exactly right; we'll put a stop to it."

"Ah, good thinking, Yuma. I imagine there won't be many lights on, so flashlights would be perfect. Plus, yeah, to preserve battery life on our phone, in case that does happen. Yeah, that was smart; navigating through this school will be much harder in the dark, after all. And even if it is, I won't allow it to lay a finger on you, Yuma. I promise to keep you safe."

As he would rather take any kind of possible hits, instead. As his senpai, Shuichi wouldn't forgive himself if Yuma got hurt. "Alright... without further ado, let's head in. We'll begin by entering the main building, just right ahead. Since we have special permission to enter the school, the doors should be unlocked." He explains while beckoning Yuma to begin walking alongside him. "According to what Usami told me, she and the others often see this 'demon' in the hallways, but even then, the school has a lot of hallways and smaller corridors... they can be in any of them and we really have no way of knowing. But what still bothers me is why your brother saw it at your house. How did they know where you live? And why just your brother, did they appear to...?"

"This place is already pretty daunting, but being here at night makes it feel... eerie... I-it almost feels like we shouldn't be here..." Yuma gulps as he stares at the main gate, the incredibly large building just beyond it ominously looming over the two boys. He still wasn't used to of Hope's Peak, but he's certain he'll have a better appreciation of it the next time he comes during daylight hours.

"Y-yes," the small detective nods, agreeing with his senpai's statement, "There's no way my brother would lie about something like that. It happened earlier this month, so I thought the most likely answer is that it has to be some sort of Halloween decoration, but after hearing you say that this has been going on for a while, I started to get worried... Whatever it is, it can't go around scaring people. Everyone has dealt with it for far too long...!"

Despite his apprehension, Yuma meets Shuichi's gentle pats with a determined look. He's definitely not thrilled to be chasing after some elusive 'fiery-eyed demon', but he'll do it even if it's just to give his brother and all the others that have encountered it at least some peace of mind.

"I wasn't sure just how well-lit the school is at night, so I brought us some flashlights. I-I don't want either of us wasting our phone's batteries in case we get separated and need to regroup. I-I also saved a map of the school on my phone just in case we get lost. I just hope that whatever we're looking for isn't hostile..."