Tangze, Professional Switchboard Operator

"Even the restroom is decorated like this... The organizers really spared no expense."

Mori Kogoro, who had searched all the way to the restroom for his two missing teammates, twitched at the sight of the cobweb-covered, dust-laden decor, even the mirrors shattered.

For the sake of the Halloween party atmosphere, this cruise ship had gone all out with its decorations.

The entire exterior had been fitted with wooden decorations and paintwork. In the middle of the ship, they had even erected a mast with tattered sails, while the lights—the part most likely to reveal a modern atmosphere—had been made an eerie green to match the decor.

From afar, the entire ship truly looked like a ghost ship sailing across the sea.

"And it's unisex..." Sonoko Suzuki warily tugged at her skirt. "What if someone wants to change clothes in the restroom?"

Every guest attending the event aboard the ship was incredibly professional—professionally bizarre, even. Their special-effects makeup was more realistic than the last, and the bloody holes on some guests dressed as zombies made Sonoko Suzuki's heart pound.

This was nothing like the lively costume ball atmosphere she had expected.

Meanwhile, she, who had only paired a broom and hat with a cute black dress in pursuit of looking good, felt somewhat out of place.

"That won't happen. Besides, everyone's monsters now, so does gender really matter?" The Medusa on their team shook her head, and the writhing snake heads covering her own head swayed along with it, looking rather creepy.

"So the invitation was so vague and scary, but it was just a movie preview event after all." Mori Kogoro, who felt he had been completely tricked into boarding the ship, crossed his arms.

He had thought it would be something more exciting—at the very least, some kind of