Medusa smiled and reassured her, "As long as he's still nearby, it's fine. Once the game begins, we can call him over. More importantly, why haven't we seen Mr. Mummy at all?"
"Who knows where he is." Mouri Kogoro sighed with a frown. "These people have no sense of cooperation at all, and they want to be extras?"
As they spoke, all the lights in the cabin suddenly went out.
"Ah!" Some of the more timid "monsters" let out waves of shrieks. After Vodka's heart skipped a beat, he swiftly reached into his coat and grasped his powerful flashlight, ready at any moment to roll toward the hiding spot he had picked out earlier.
But just then, two flashes of lightning-like light streaked through the banquet hall, followed by an eerie voice from above and to the side.
Skeleton Captain burst into laughter. "All you demons and monsters, I bring you good news!—The dishes for tonight's Evening Banquet are ready.
"By my observation, an ugly human with no magical powers has infiltrated this demon realm party. Now, all you demons and monsters, join forces with your six companions and find that foolish human! We shall eat his flesh, dig out his organs, and drain his blood!"
The demons and monsters who had come to audition as extras cooperatively erupted into cheers. "Awoo!!"
"He rambled on and on, but isn't it just about finding someone?" Mouri Kogoro's eyes lit up as he chuckled. "That's a Detective's specialty! Right, Jiang Xia?"
Jiang Xia nodded obligingly.
Mouri Kogoro grew more excited as he spoke. "And since we're looking for someone, we don't have to worry about our team being incomplete—once we find that human, those freeloaders on our team will definitely come running over on their own!"
Skeleton Captain's voice continued over the