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[X] "There is something in here that we need to find."

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"Do you have any other suggestions?" Sakuya asks. "If not, we should start looking for the exit."

Grey sighs heavily. This place is dangerous, but he can't leave empty-handed. There must be something important in this place. There must be a reason to why he was drawn here. It might be a clue that he can't get anywhere else.

"There is something in here that we need to find," he says gravely.

"And what would that be?" the chief maid inquires.

"I am not exactly sure," he admits. "However, I'm sure that we'll recognize it once we find it."

Sakuya looks at him seriously.

"That sounds pretty vague," she says. "Are you sure you want to risk searching for it?"

Grey nods without hesitation. This might be his only chance to find it.

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"Slow down, will you? I'm not exactly the most athletic type of person," Grey shouts.

"Come on! Hurry up! I can't keep waiting for you like this!" Sakuya shouts back.

"J-just give a minute. Damn it," he says, panting heavily.

He surveys the room in despair. For the last half hour, they have been searching the different parts of the clock tower. Thankfully, they haven't encountered anything hostile. Maybe the security measures are limited to only a few rooms.

"Just hop over the gears to get up here more quickly," she says at him.

"Curse this crazy girl," he mutters to himself.

Grey shakes his head as he continues along the footpath instead. He isn't confident enough to use spinning mechanical parts as stepping stones. After a few minutes, he manages to reach where Sakuya is standing. He looks up at her as he catches his breath.

"So, what did you see up here?"

"See for yourself."

In front of them lies a huge set of double doors. One of the doors is half-open. An eerie blue glow emanates from within. However, before he can observe further, something else walks into view. A creature not unlike the one he met earlier steps in front of the door. It seems to be slightly larger than the spider from before, and it has darker colored parts.

"A guardian," she whispers.

Sakuya looks at him, waiting for his decision.
[ ] Leave the clock tower. This is far too dangerous.
[ ] Attack the creature together. Maybe they can take it down.
[ ] Try to keep it occupied while Sakuya sneaks inside the room.
[ ] Sakuya will keep it occupied while you sneak into the room.
[ ] Custom