Who could possibly have imagined a thing like this?
Being trapped in an enclosed space with three ghosts imitating humans, forced to sit there motionless while cold sweat poured off you.
And on top of that….
Having to pretend calmly as if you hadn’t noticed anything at all.
‘…Don’t let it show.’
Even if right in front of me, everyone except me was clapping with bright smiles.
No, not people….
Ghosts.
Clap clap clap clap clap clap
‘Don’t, let, it, show.’
And then one of them whipped around to look at me and asked,
“Why aren’t you clapping?”
“……”
Holy fuck.
Barely managing not to tremble, I raised my hands.
And then….
Clap clap clap.
I politely placed one hand on top of one arm and made a small sound.
Then I looked around awkwardly, as if I were the youngest one nervously taking cues from the others, and smiled a little clumsily.
“…I was going to, but I missed the timing and got flustered. It’s a little embarrassing.”
“……”
Please.
Please let that pass.
“Aw~ It would’ve been fine anyway!”
“Hey, Leopard sunbae, that’s pressure too. Don’t make the capable rookie dislike you and sit down.”
“Oh dear, yes, ma’am.”
The Leopard employee… or rather, the ‘something’ impersonating that employee shrugged exactly as told and sat back down.
‘Hoo….’
But the relief only lasted a moment.
Thud thud thud thud thud thud.
Assistant Manager Dolphin suddenly slammed her head into the floor.
Then she began banging it sideways.
Without even the slightest change in expression.
“I th-think there’s a bug, a bug, I can’t catch the bug, the bug….”
Thud thud thud thud thud thud.
“…I heard that no other life forms can enter this Darkness. Are you sure you didn’t see it…