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(GS3) Field: Umano Underground Slums

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shirii:
You have been invited to Card Shop PSY, if you wish to accept the offer, enter through the door and into the shop.

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(Cherry, make a post in PSY Shop if you wish to accept.)

Kuro:
Soon enough, Haruki and Manager reached the top of the long escalator line, and were met with a locked door. On the way up, Haruki was able to talk about what has happened so far involving this ghost child. Manager began to speak. "Okay, Haruki. We're going to need that key you used to meet the ghost if we want to get to the other side."

"Ohh..." Haruki looked nervous. "The key kind of disappeared when I left the apartments. Ahaha....ha. BUT WAIT! I do have these other things from the nest." He dumped his bag to reveal the ring, shiny card, toy car and spoon that he'd retrieved from the park.

"You found this kind of key card?" Manager stared at the card in curiosity. "This can work just as well if we use it in this slot." He flipped a switch to brighten a dimly lit area of the room and reveal the key card scanner, then scanned the card in the appropriate space.

The automatic door opened slowly to reveal an alleyway of darkness, with spooky men crowding a fenced area of many cardfighters. "Here," Manager said as one of these men in the crowd walked up to them, "is the place where you will know the truth."

Cherry:
Hikari opened her eyes, seeing that she was back at the slums. Some thugs rushed over to her, asking about her well being, and where did she disappear to. They noted the queen walked into the alley, then disappeared when they chased after. Explaining the bizarre Shop PSY, no one seemed to recognize anything of what she was talking about. No one could confirm anything of what she just went through, as people didn't even know about the cards she showed them.

How supernatural was that place? How is it linked to Cray? It has to be connected somehow.

More over...

Where is the hell is Satoshi?! He had her belongings that she bought through a little... shopping spree (it wasn't little). Hiring him as a servant, he probably took it to her house. Bidding the slums farewell, the queen began a journey home.

MaXtreme:
Itou returns after losing in the National Tournament semi-finals against Hana, he doesn't feel so bad about since it doesn't looked like Hana got a worse impression of him after all they went through, so he decides to find a new place to play and remembers the Underground Arena where he fought with electricity, he walks to the Slums hoping to see some more action...

Kuro:
The man trudging towards Haruki and Manager in the slums was tall and dusty. He wore a long black overcoat with a torn and shredded shirt and pants of matching colors. His hair was long and silver, and he had a dismal and sickly look on his face, as if had no hope left in him. Haruki wondered what this man had to say about the mystery on his hands if Manager was so trusting with him in this environment, even reaching out for a handshake as he came over.

"It's good to see you again, Sydney," said Manager to the unknown man. "I know this seems sudden, but it's true. It's been 15 years, but I may have found someone that can save you from the curse."

The man gave out a hoarse cough, then began to speak. "You've really been a good friend, Manager," Sydney's voice was weak, almost like a whisper, "staying there to help through thick and thin, but are you sure this boy is the one?"

"Um, sorry," Haruki said, as he shyly interrupted their conversation, "but I don't understand what's happening right now. What's this curse, and why does Manager think I can end it?"

Manager and Sydney turned to Haruki, then to each other, gave a quick nod, then turned back to Haruki. Manager started to explain, "This mystery has probably been on your mind for quite sometime now, hasn't it Haruki? I've held off the explanation for a while, but this is the moment I've been waiting for to tell you." Manager gestured towards Sydney and continued, "My friend here, Sydney, has been into dangerous business when he was young. He hung out with the wrong crowd, and went too far one day. I won't get into the details for his sake, but someone, a child, died because of what he's done."

Haruki immediately whipped his head to Sydney and looked in shock. This man... was a murderer?? Sydney raised his hand to explain, "I've long since gotten over those kind of actions, it's been 15 years since. But on the matter at hand, when this child's life ended, his spirit didn't rest. A curse was laid on the members of my group by this child for what had happened. Our bodies became weak and sickly, every night we're haunted with nightmares of that spirit, and the only thing we can eat is toast." He coughed, "It gets really boring after so many years of toasted bread."

"But I still don't understand, what can I do to help?" Haruki questioned the man.

He looked up into the dark clouds, as if recalling past memories. "On that fateful night, the child spoke to us of the curse. He said the only way the curse would be lifted was a pair, one of blood relation and one who committed the crime, could find him and release him to the afterlife."

"Eh!? Then that means.. the ghost was related to me?"

"You're right. This spirit can only be appeased when presented with someone like you, as other than the ones there that night like myself, only those related to him could be able to see him. It explains why you were able to fight the ghost in the first place." Sydney started coughing even more, so Manager put his hand on his back to help.

"What we're trying to say is," Manager explained, "you need to go back to the place where you fought that ghost child with Sydney here, fight him and release him into the afterlife."

Haruki was having trouble understanding everything being told to him, as most of it didn't make sense at all. However, he knew a lot of things hadn't made sense since meeting the ghost. And all this because of some lost items in a bird's nest. Determined, Haruki made his decision. "I'll do it. I'll help you lift the curse and save the ghost kid."

"I'll meet you at Rijuku tomorrow then, the spot you first saw the ghost," said Sydney, as he started to hobble off back to the fighting area.

Manager turned to Haruki, "You know how to get back home from here right? The train station shouldn't be too far." He glanced around. "I'll take the longer way around. Be careful tomorrow."

"I will Manager," Haruki said with determination. He walked on through the slums on the way home with a drive in his step and a song in his heart.

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