Haga Kyosuke nodded. Earlier, he had been somewhat puzzled as to why the organizers had invited such an inconspicuous Violinist as himself to the island. He had accepted purely out of curiosity... but now, it seemed the reason was right here.
Seeing Haga Kyosuke about to take out his Violin and tune it, looking ready to perform onstage at any moment, Hashimoto Maya hurriedly stopped him. He said to him and Mizunashi Rena, "No rush. You two should take a look around first and familiarize yourselves with the venue. When you live broadcast the Requiem, it would be best if you could introduce this Theater too and help promote it for us."
Then he looked at the photographer he had forcibly poached from the director. "You need to familiarize yourself with the shooting locations in advance too, right?"
Mizunashi Rena: "..." The request did not sound particularly problematic, but for some reason, she had a strong feeling that Hashimoto Maya was up to no good.
"Does this Theater have some secret?"
She became wary. Rather than refusing this vaguely dangerous suggestion, she planned to take a thorough look around the Theater later and gather intelligence.
The photographer and Haga Kyosuke had both worked in the Entertainment Circle, after all, and were accustomed to all sorts of requests from event organizers. They nodded and began wandering around the Theater.
Hashimoto Maya accompanied them for half a minute before finding an excuse to slip away quietly to the exit.
The next time they come in, they should be hearing screams. He muttered to himself, Too bad there are only three people. One short.
As he thought, he dragged the heavy doors, preparing to close them.
Just before the doors shut, light from the street lamp spilled through the door crack, laying down