Seija Quest 5

[Kilgamayan]

> "That's certainly possible, given the stock she had."

[Tom]

> "That's certainly possible, given the stock she had."

> Sanae thinks "So that means we could determine Mamizou's involvement by seeing if she still has more demon books in her posessio?"

[Kilgamayan]

> Think back to when we were in Mamizou's shop. Do we recall any demon books?
> Do we recall any sections of the shop that might be hiding demon books, where we could sneak in and look while we're invisible?

[Tom]

> Think back to when we were in Mamizou's shop. Do we recall any demon books?
> Do we recall any sections of the shop that might be hiding demon books, where we could sneak in and look while we're invisible?

> You don't recall any being out in the open, but why would the culprit give away the game so easily knowing they were chased last night...
> There was a door behind the counter leading to presumably more storage in the back. How would one get past it unnoticed though? You may be invisible but a door swinging open with no one there will surely raise an eyebrow or two, right?

[Kilgamayan]

> "It would definitely be a point against her. I don't recall seeing any on the floor when I shopped there earlier, but that's not surprising."
> "There was a door to a back room, but if it opened without anyone near it that she can see, she'd surely get mighty suspicious. If we want to investigate her deeper, we'll need to figure out how to get me through that door unnoticed."

[Tom]

> "It would definitely be a point against her. I don't recall seeing any on the floor when I shopped there earlier, but that's not surprising."
> "There was a door to a back room, but if it opened without anyone near it that she can see, she'd surely get mighty suspicious. If we want to investigate her deeper, we'll need to figure out how to get me through that door unnoticed."

> Sanae suggests "Could a gust of wind help make it.. believable?"

[Kilgamayan]

> Did the door reasonably look like it could be blown open by wind? Or did it appear latched?
> Can we use our inversion abilities to 'flip' something from 'locked' to 'unlocked'?

[Tom]

> Did the door reasonably look like it could be blown open by wind? Or did it appear latched?
> Can we use our inversion abilities to 'flip' something from 'locked' to 'unlocked'?

> It might be latched but most doors in the village look too old to latch every time, so it'd be easy to assume one didn't close it hard enough.
> You could go that route.

[Kilgamayan]

> "That could very well do it, yes."

[Tom]

> "That could very well do it, yes."

> A plan is put forth "I'll shop around while you investigate the back room."

[Kilgamayan]

> Reach an arm around Sanae's back and gently place a hand on her side at her waist, as before.
> "Sounds good to me~"

[Tom]

> Reach an arm around Sanae's back and gently place a hand on her side at her waist, as before.
> "Sounds good to me~"

> Now in agreement you leave the inn and return to Mamizou's store where Sanae conveniently 'forgets' the door open.

[Kilgamayan]

> Did Sanae seem to react to us putting our hand on her waist again? (...Maybe we should make further advances...)
> Scoot on inside before the door closes.

[Tom]

> Did Sanae seem to react to us putting our hand on her waist again? (...Maybe we should make further advances...)
> Scoot on inside before the door closes.

> She doesn't seem to mind, though you best not push your luck this far into the investigation.
> You hop inside as Sanae starts browsing the shelves.

[Kilgamayan]

> Sneak our way over to the door to the back area and check it out.

[Tom]

> Sneak our way over to the door to the back area and check it out.

> You hop over to the door in the back as Sanae summons a strong gust of wind which pushes the door wide open!

[Kilgamayan]

> Quick! Slip inside!

[Tom]

> Quick! Slip inside!

> You hop inside and find yourself in a workshop doubling as a storage space. On the workbench you immediately spot a stack of.. Demon Books!

[Kilgamayan]

> Get up close and examine them for dust remnants. (Do NOT touch them.)

[Tom]

> Get up close and examine them for dust remnants. (Do NOT touch them.)

> There's a layer of dust on top minus a few areas where they've been picked up from.

[Kilgamayan]

> Iiinteresting. Do they look like they live on the workbench, such that they might have gathered dust there? Or do they look out of place on the bench?

[Tom]

> Iiinteresting. Do they look like they live on the workbench, such that they might have gathered dust there? Or do they look out of place on the bench?

> The lack of other objects on the workbench makes it look like they were placed here temporarily and recently.

[Kilgamayan]

> Mental check: Did we plan to investigate for anything else in this room?
> Does this room have any windows or any other exits?

[Tom]

> Mental check: Did we plan to investigate for anything else in this room?
> Does this room have any windows or any other exits?

> You don't recall anything at the moment.
> There's several high windows letting in light, and a door that leads out back which is blocked with a plank placed across it.

[Kilgamayan]

> At a glance, do the high windows look openable?

[Tom]

> At a glance, do the high windows look openable?

> They appear to be awning windows, two of which are already opened at an angle allowing a breeze in. Thinking about it, Sanae's spell would've likely failed if all the windows were shut, as the gust would've had nowhere to go.

[Kilgamayan]

> ...Are the windows open enough that we could have fit through them and entered that way instead of going through this whole rigamarole?

[Tom]

> ...Are the windows open enough that we could have fit through them and entered that way instead of going through this whole rigamarole?

> They can only be opened at a small angle, it'd even be difficult for Shinmyoumaru to climb through them.

[Kilgamayan]

> Crud, we need to be outside this room when the door closes, then.
> Does it sound like one of Sanae or Mamizou is active and going to close the door?