Catherine (Hela)/Side Tale 3

===Haunted Training Grounds===
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Haunted Training Grounds
Shadow Decree. Corridor.
: Catherine! You need to come to the training grounds with me.
Freddy. Fenrir. Shadow Guard.
: Freddy, I don't "need" to do anything.
Catherine. Hela. Shadow Guard, Training Ground Manager.
: Oh, but you do. The training grounds are haunted. We can bust some ghosts together.
: Haunted? I never thought you'd believe that kind of nonsense.
: You can play this ridiculous game yourself. I don't have the time to entertain you.
: You're in charge of the training grounds. Without your permission, I can't get in.
: Then don't. Find another place to entertain yourself.
: Why are you so reluctant to go? Afraid of ghosts, are you?
: What rubbish are you spouting now?
: Afraid of ghosts? Mere shadows in the dark. How could they be more frightening than me?
: No, I told your men I could settle this tonight, and I can't let them think I can't.
: If I can't solve this, more people will know of the strange happenings there!
: ...
: Fine, against my better judgment, I'll accompany you on this fool's errand.
Shadow Decree. Training Ground.
: Can someone please explain why the training ground matters were reported to Freddy first, not me?
Shadow Member: Lady Catherine...
: Are you telling me that Freddy has become my second-in-command without me knowing?
: Or are all of you no longer clear who it is that you serve?
Shadow Member: Deepest apologies, Milady! You seem to be in a foul mood recently, so we didn't want to disturb you.
Shadow Member: We talked it over with Master Freddy's subordinate today, but we never expected that Master Freddy himself would overhear us...
: Well, it looks like his workload isn't demanding enough. He's free enough to be concerned about his subordinates' gossip.
: Tell me everything you know about this matter now.
Shadow Member: There have been witnesses of hauntings occurring at this place, complete with eerie sounds and shadows.
: It must be experimental subjects from the institute running amok because those dimwits didn't watch over them.
: Yet here you all here, cowering before some Miramon. Useless.
Shadow Member: It's not a Miramon. It really is a ghost! A lot of people saw the ghostly flames and the ghostly hands!
: Oh? Go on.
Shadow Member: It's like this: The night before last. I was returning from a mission as usual and walked down this very corridor...
: Cut to the chase.
Shadow Member: Yes, Milady! There were no lights on in the training ground, but then I heard noises and ghostly flames suddenly burst forth!
Shadow Member: My friend saw the red eyes and bones of the ghost too. It wasn't a Miramon!
Catherine sinks into her thoughts for a time, gradually remembering the previous night's events.
--Past Time--
: Damn it!
: Mission failed again! When will that eyesore Bardon stop getting in my way!?
: Hmph...I'm not going to let him get away with his arrogance any longer!
Catherine kept practicing her Esper in the open and lightless training ground as ghostly blue flames flickered around here.
Shadow Member: Who's there...?
: Underworld Presence- Hm?
Shadow Member: Aaahh!! Ghost!!
: Who was that? Did he run away? Hmph. There better be no more disturbances.
Shadow Member: I-is someone there?
: Who is it this time?
Shadow Member: Ah! Red eyes! It really is a ghost!
: ... Whatever. Now I have plenty of time and space for training.
--Present Time--
: Red eyes and bones, as well as ghostly flames?
Shadow Member: Yes, Milady! It was so frightening!
: Putting all these elements together, doesn't it remind you of someone?
His eyes couldn't help but turn to Catherine, eyeing her from head to toe.
Shadow Member: Red eyes...red bones...and ghostly flames...
Catherine suddenly turns to him and smiles. He falls to his knees in a hurry.
Shadow Member: I'm so sorry, Lady Catherine! It wasn't my intention to say that you're a ghost! y-you're not frightening at all!
: No? Are you saying I'm not frightening?
Shadow Member: Yes! Not frightening at all!
A dark gloom comes over Catherine's face.
: Really?
Shadow Member: N-no! You're very frightening! I feel the terror in my bones!
: Seems like you're the only one who thinks that way.
Shadow Member: N-no! That's not true! Lady Catherine! Everyone thinks so! Everyone is deathly afraid of you!
: Very good. I hope you will remember that feeling. Especially the fact that I am your source of fear.
Shadow Member: Yes, Milady!
: That's the end of this matter. You, go lock up the training ground.
Shadow Member: But... Master Freddy is still inside.
: Instead of wasting my time with this, I'd rather let him cool off in the training ground.
Shadow Member: ......very well.
: Hey, there's not even a hint of ghostly shenanigans here! Hm? Why is the door locked?
: Catherine! Why did you lock the door!? Let me out! Catherine!!!