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When asked if the previous club president was aware of something, Morgaine stated that before Paul G. Lewis graduated, he didn't say anything except that after his departure there would be a book written by someone very professionally and neatly, similar to a true story but not real.
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"How can you be so sure that the people you're referring to are hiding something, Miss Morgaine?"
Beads of sweat started to appear on her forehead as she poured herself some orange juice and took a sip.
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"It's not just me, even Morvud thinks the same. Pritchett, LD, Danog, Rhiannon, none of us like them. Senior Purcell is also ineffective. We feel like she's just a bridge between us and the other senior members, nothing more. It's like a divided room," she said.
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"What would it look like if they disappointed you?"
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"For example, we're currently preparing for recruiting new students in July. They don't provide us any assistance or at least advice, and they don't see us as equals. They judge someone based on their level of contribution. They became even more arrogant after winning an additional trophy in the international championship, the Owl Seeing Ghost Award. Even though we also participated in that championship. They boast too much about Senior Gethin's book. Well, it's hard to admit, but the fact is that the book is quite popular among the general public."
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Morgaine further explained that it was an annual championship in the field of supernatural and occult proof. Each team that received the most votes for their documentation would win. The effect of winning was that the club's forum was flooded with people. The supernatural club even received advertisements several times, although not major commercial ones.
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"Does that mean you all hate all the senior members?"
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"Sorry, let me correct myself. Almost all of us. Maybe we're neutral towards Senior Purcell. The only one we truly respect is Senior Hedlych. She is quick-witted but not demanding. Her actions speak louder than her words," Morgaine hesitated. "I'm sure she works behind the scenes more than anyone else. For example, she helped us with the technical preparations for recording at Sker House and even supervised us. I don't know why she refused to take on the role of club president. Instead, it went to Senior Purcell."
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Madelaine nodded slightly. "Hmm... isn't she the shy type?"
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"Well, that's the only reason why she wasn't chosen."
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Suddenly, Cake's facial expression appeared uneasy. He repeatedly played one of the documentary videos on the forum website but couldn't explain which part was different, although it felt strange.
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"What's wrong, Cake?" Madelaine, who was sitting next to him, felt the need to make sure.
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"Something caught my attention about these videos," he said, quickly turning the laptop towards Morgaine.
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"Mademoiselle Morgaine, honestly, I find this strange. Why do the previous video recordings appear more terrifying? I mean, sudden door locks, more intense poltergeist incidents, even the appearance of a woman. Is this real?" Cake asked urgently, looking rushed.
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After a few seconds, the video was paused.
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"It may sound foolish, but everything has to go according to the script. Well, of course, it sounds extraordinary if everything happens for real, but it also sounds almost impossible. Senior Lewis said that we're presenting a story, not just documentation," Morgaine explained.
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"Can you show which parts are real and which are not?"
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She scratched her head, looking uncertain.
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"I'm not entirely sure about the differences myself. But I can show you our biggest achievement in a year. It's a raw recording with minimal editing, like volume enhancement." Morgaine instructed the laptop to search for the video she wanted to show.
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They watched the playback together. The recording showed a house resembling an old castle, somewhat similar to the interior of Pool Park Asylum when it's dark at night. They could hear strange sounds like short high-pitched noises, clattering of cutlery meeting plates, or a tinkling sound similar to a wine glass being filled. Suddenly, Morgaine pointed to the left corner of the screen, where a woman was seen walking up the stairs on the third floor and then disappearing into the darkness.
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"We have no clue who the woman who disappeared into the darkness is. By the way, this was when we were documenting at Sker House," Morgaine explained.
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She fast-forwarded the video to the moment when a girl named Rhiannon crouched down to pick up the EMF radar. Suddenly, she was forcefully pushed backward and let out a hysterical scream before fainting. At the same time, the sound of the EMF radar kept going without interruption, as if intending to fill the space with panic. However, in the recording, there was only an empty corridor without any visible paranormal activity.
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"I know people have seen this because of Rhiannon's dramatic reaction. After that incident, we dispersed and took Rhiannon to the van together. The next day, she was absent from school for three days. Now we know that Rhiannon may have special abilities, although we didn't confirm it beforehand," Morgaine explained.
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"Compared to yesterday at Pool Park Asylum, what do you think, Mlle. Morgaine?"
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"Yeah, you could say it's equally creepy. But the sound of crying and screaming was the first time it made us extremely frightened and want to run away," she added, her cheeks slightly puffed with uncertainty. "But for some reason, compared to yesterday, it felt even more terrifying when we were at Sker House? Yeah, I think…."
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Cake seemed to run out of questions, then asked Morgaine to lend him the password to the forum website for two days. She initially hesitant, Morgaine agreed spontaneously when Cake promised that the mystery of the book with an unreadable code on it would be solved.
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"One last question, do you think it's normal to turn off the flashlight during recording?"
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"Of course, even some spirits prefer darkness." Morgaine nodded confidently.
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Madelaine gave the girl a few pounds. In addition to the five books, Cake was also loaned access to the supernatural club forum website, which would undoubtedly support the investigation.
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"Uh, wait, I almost forgot," Morgaine took her phone out of her pocket.
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She showed the entire contents of the group message on her phone.
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"Why weren't we informed about this?" Madelaine asked suspiciously. "Are you hiding this message?"
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"E-eh? N-no! I'm sure Mr. Popelin must have checked all of it. But he didn't seem interested?"
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Cake remained silent and looked uncomfortable. He made note of a few messages that he deemed important.
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Then, Morgaine was allowed to leave.
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"Well, we'll have to wait for the autopsy results. The message was a directive from Miss Purcell, so Popelin needs to take some notes. But do you think all of this is related to these books?"
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"There's no reason not to associate them for now. Some of the summaries were quite intriguing when I read them on the forum earlier. Especially the recorded cries and screams and the directive message from Mlle. Purcell, they are closely related to this 'Scream of the Banshee' book." Cake handed her the book.
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"Banshee, huh?"
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"It's a folk tale from Ireland, a female spirit that signifies death. If you hear her scream, it means someone close will die soon."
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Madelaine sighed tiredly and laid back on the comfortable sofa, taking one book after another to read. Meanwhile, Cake continued to replay the recording over and over until the day ended.
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-----------------------------TWO DAYS LATER----------------------
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In two days, the division of tasks proved to be quite efficient. Madelaine had finished reading all the books, while Cake was confident with the information from the recording.
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After dinner, Madelaine received a message containing the forensic report from the South Wales Police and some findings from the North Wales Police. They immediately took out their laptop and added all the new data. Some of the findings satisfied Cake.
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"Chloroform? I thought that stuff was only accessible to important people?"
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"Why buy it when you can make it yourself?" Cake smiled slightly.
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Suddenly, Madelaine's phone rang. A troubled expression appeared on her face as she answered the call. The conversation was brief, but her immediate action of grabbing her coat made Cake suspicious.
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"Inspector Popelin said there's been another victim!" Madelaine exclaimed.
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"What?"
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