"Mr. Tong Hua, I knew you were still awake too."
"Is everyone in your dorm awake? We're holding a really fun activity. Want to join?"
Tong Hua: "..."
He silently opened the door, showing the two pajama-clad visitors the utterly still room inside.
On all six beds lay children and Pokémon, sleeping sprawled every which way.
"Hatt?"
The light from outside fell right on Hattrem, who was lying at the edge of the bed, waking the little one.
Tong Hua walked over and picked her up, then stepped outside and closed the door.
"What activity?"
"Courage Test!" Huangyao lowered his voice and pointed mysteriously toward the end of the corridor.
"Let's talk somewhere else. Everyone's over there."
So Tong Hua took Hattrem and followed Huangyao and Lümei to a girls' dorm room.
"You took forever, Lümei."
"We thought you two had sneaked off on a date and weren't coming back."
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Inside the dorm room, a dozen or so boys and girls sat in little clusters across the six beds.
Tong Hua followed the blushing Lümei and Huangyao into the room, immediately spotting the green-haired Mu Mu. He smiled and nodded to everyone.
"All right, we've pretty much got enough people."
Lümei cleared her throat and spoke quietly.
"I'm sure everyone knows why we've gathered here?
The Courage Test is an old tradition at our school. If anyone's too scared, you can back out now.
Every year, at the start of the new school year and during Summer Camp, students organize Courage Tests themselves. This year, we've decided to explore the legendary "Old Schoolhouse"!"
"The Old Schoolhouse?" Tong Hua repeated curiously.
Huangyao picked up the explanation. "It's that abandoned school building on the school's West Hill. Apparently, it was used as a dormitory when the