Huohuo led everyone out of Fyxestroll Garden, but rather than taking the way they had come, she went farther into the garden to take a shortcut.
The farther they went into the garden, the quieter it became.
There was no one around, only plenty of vegetation trembling gently in the dim light. Their footsteps echoed softly here, and Huohuo could not help edging a little closer to Jiang Yu.
"It's so quiet. It's getting scarier and scarier..."
Though the little fox girl was a Judge, at that moment, she was the most frightened of them all.
Still, she did her best to remain calm and carry out her duties. "Please stay close to Huohuo..."
They walked a little farther before Little Gui suddenly shuddered, then hurriedly looked around and cried out, "D-did you hear that!? Wh-what's that strange sound? A ghost! Aaaaaaah-"
"Waaaaah! Wh-wh-wh-what happened?"
Little Gui's scream gave Huohuo a terrible fright. Almost instantly, she clung to Jiang Yu's arm, the panic on her face plain to see.
She nervously surveyed their surroundings as she asked her panicked question.
"D-d-d-don't be scared!" March 7th huddled beside Stelle and tried to reassure Huohuo.
"I-I'm not scared. I-I just can't keep my footing..." Huohuo answered in a trembling voice, but soon noticed something amiss. "Huh?... M-Miss Guinaifen? Miss Guinaifen-"
Huohuo called out, but received no answer.
In the sudden silence, March 7th, Stelle, and Jiang Yu also looked around for Guinaifen, but saw no sign of her.
Huohuo stood where she was and blinked twice. "...D-did she get separated from us...?"
Jiang Yu looked from side to side, intending to ask a ghost what had happened, only to find there were none here.
That made sense, though. This place was so deserted and lonely that even ghosts presumably would not want