The ghost bride's flesh and wedding dress smash to the ground, emitting a beastly stench and turning into a pile of black fur.
Horropedia: There's a note hidden inside, just like the one found in the butcher's corpse.
Vertin: Someone is passing messages to us through these notes.
Vertin: If we defeat more monsters, we will get a clearer picture of what's happened at Green Lake Campsite.
Horropedia: This is the all-time favorite trick of the "plotter."
Horropedia: He takes the whole situation under control, playfully teases the innocent participants like us, through which he gains a special sense of fulfillment.
Horropedia: But we have our means to cope with it.
Horropedia raises the note with his left hand and the shiny ring with his right hand and smiles.
Horropedia: The ring brought us a putrefied ghost bride.
Horropedia: Then we got the book, the pillbox, the weird samples. Every item from the attic comes from a monster we just confronted.
Horropedia: "Touching the forbidden, and the misfortune will befall you." We can find stories of this kind in many civilizations, but what if we use it to fight back ...
Vertin: Not to wait for the monsters, but "summon" them to us.
Horropedia: Exactly. If you want, we can select which ones to summon first.
Horropedia: If you carefully look into each of these, you'll find that these items have a lot to tell us.
Horropedia: If we plan their arrivals and predict their weaknesses in advance, victory will absolutely be ours.
Sonetto: A risky strategy, but could be equally beneficial.
Sonetto: However we decide to do this, it's always better to take action before our enemy does.
Vertin: Horropedia, how likely is it for you to get their weaknesses right?
Horropedia: Almost 100%.
Horropedia: If one Horropedia isn't enough, we have one more creative "Ms. Horropedia" here as backup.
Blonney: Ugh ...! You can't be talking about me?
Horropedia: Of course, you. You are erudite and experienced in horror movies. Relax, you deserve the title of Horropedia.
Blonney: Does he always vex people like this? Or, is he just being annoying here?
Sonetto: Mr. Horropedia is not a bad person. He's just a bit unconventional.
Horropedia: There's no doubt. This is the craziest carnival ever!
Horropedia: The delirious fog, the attic filled with curses, the rainy night, and the countless monsters ...
Horropedia: I praise you! My beloved cabin in the woods!
COMBAT
Vertin: Good, this should be the last note.
Anne: Vertin, these are all the notes we can find in the backyard!
Anne: I just checked on Jennifer and Sonetto. They are still looking for more, but this shouldn't take them much longer.
Vertin: Thank you for your update.
Anne: Except that ...
Anne: Vertin, can I ask you a question?
Vertin: Sure, please.
Anne: Do you have any wishes?
Anne: Big ones, small ones, hilarious ones, or sincere ones, any wishes.
Vertin: Me?
Vertin: Hmm. I think, I currently don't have any wishes.
Anne: Not even for the most trivial things? Like candies, a good rest, or a soft bed?
Vertin: My life is good enough without them.
Vertin: You look pretty shocked. Have they all told you what they want?
Anne: Yes.
Anne: Jennifer wants a soft bed and a hot tub. Mr. Horropedia wants a cup of coffee or gum.
Anne: Ms. Tooth Fairy wants a collection of critter teeth, and Sonetto ...
Vertin: Yeah?
Anne: She wants a toffee. She said she wants to taste it properly this time, for she has never really paid attention to the flavor.
Vertin: Once we get out of here, their wishes will soon come true.
Vertin: How about you, Anne? What do you wish to get?
Anne: Me?
Anne seems to be shy. She scrunches up her chest and scratches her nose lightly.
Anne: It is a secret. I can't tell you now.
Anne: But I will get you some presents. I don't have many friends, and I really like you.
Sonetto: Great! Timekeeper and Anne, you are here!
Sonetto: We have found every piece of information we can. We can start cross-examining them any minute.
Vertin: I get it. Let's go back.
Anne: Have you noticed?
Vertin: Noticed what?
Anne reaches out a dry palm and points to the moon.
Anne: That … the rain has stopped.