Track 5
Mountain Cabin
Alright, time to resume our investigation!
It’s…sunny outside…but…it’s snowing?
Ooh, now that’s nice! A romantic little moment like this? I’m definitely snagging a shot!
By the way, Chihiro. I haven’t seen Yodaka-san for a while now. Did he mention anything to you?
Ah, um! He said he was gonna take a li’l stroll ’round the place. Chii got a text from him, so it’s all good!
I see. Mountain weather can change in an instant, so please tell him not to wander off too far.
As for us, let’s keep moving—but be careful not to lose sight of the trail back to the cabin.
O-Okies!
Raito walks away.
That was close…
Chihiro takes out his phone.
For neow, throwing Raitin off our scent totally worked! We’re good on this end, ‘kay, Nayuuki?
Roger that.
Snowy Road
GPS signal is stable.
I can track everyone’s positions without any issues, so let him move however he likes.
Natsume-san, please remain where you are and continue standing by.
Understood.
Yodaka turns off his phone.
...Fufu. Sneaking around in secret like this… It’s rather fun.
HAMA Tours - Office Floor
...Sigh.
...? What’s wrong, Nayuki-kun? Did something happen?
No… Work-wise, there’s nothing wrong.
It’s just that…trying to minimize the collateral damage to everyone who’s been dragged into that idiot’s antics is giving me a headache.
(When Natsuyaki-kun and the others asked me to support this operation… I really should’ve shut it down on the spot.)
Flashback
Pleeease, Nayuuki! Raitin’s been super excited about this!
And y’know…he said he wants to do this Yeti hunt for Kirokkuma and the others’ sake, too… So pretty, pretty please with a cherry on top…?
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...Honestly. I’m getting sick of how soft I can be.
(Since Nayuki-kun’s making that face…this must have something to do with Raito-san. Come to think of it, they were supposed to be heading for the snowy mountains today…)
Chief? What are you smiling at me like that for?
Oh, nothing. I just hope tomorrow’s live show goes well!
Indeed. After putting so many people to work, if they come back with a half-baked job, I won’t forgive them.
Snowy Road
Ping!
(Oh! A message from Nayuuki!)
(“Ten meters northeast of Natsuyaki-kun’s location, there should be a set of Yeti-like footprints I requested a local to make…” Gotcha!)
(Nayuuki is seriously on top of his game RN! Alriiight, time to steer Raitin and the others over there…huh?)
Suddenly, the snowfall begins heavying up.
(No waaay… Is the weather, like, totally changing!?)
And that’s how they got into this situation.
Guh… The snow’s getting worse. Everyone, stay close! It’s too dangerous to wander off!
(Crap…if this keeps up, the footprints are gonna disappear! Gotta steer everyone over there, like, ASAP…!)
But…but c’mon! If the sighting says it was around here, we can't just go back without finding it!!!
Akuta… I want to find it just as much as you do. But…we can’t go too far!
Just a biiit more! Okay? Just one more push…
Akuta loses his footing, but Kiroku catches him in time.
WAAAHHH?!
Akuta!
Are you okay… Isotake?
Thaaaanks! Nice save, Kiroku! Man, every household really oughta have a Kirokkuma, Minister of Safety and Security, watching your back!
Aa-ta, be careful, ‘kay? Looks like some spots have gotten pretty slippery…
Huh~?
...Raito…san. T-That’s…!
A giant…footprint?
(Made it just in time—thank Gooooood~! Alright, let’s round everyone up in one go!)
Hey… What was that sound just now?
I didn’t hear anything, though...
Nuh-uh, I definitely heard something! It sounded like some kinda animal cry… A really weird noise. It deffo wasn’t just the wind…
Ah?! Over there—by the trees!
What is it? Damn it… I can’t see through the snow…!
No way, I saw something! It was definitely there, Raito-san!!!
Y-Yeah. Something…moved…!
(Nice assist, Aa-ta and Kirokkuma!)
...Then I guess I’ll have to see it with my own eyes.
D-Don’t wander off, Raitin! The blizzard’s getting worse, and you’re the one who said it’d be dangerous if we got separated, remember?
(The rest is up to you now—)
(Yodachosu!!!)
...!
That’s…!
A real Yeti…!!!
(Y-Yes! Nailed ittt!)
...Looks like the timing was perfect. As expected of you, Nayuki. You were giving directions like you were right here with us, even from afar.
You’re too kind.
However… The most critical part of the operation is what comes next. You must not, under any circumstances, let him realize you’re faking it.
Got it. I’ll stay out of sight…and leave the rest in Chihiro’s hands.
D-Did you…see that?
I-I did…
That huge, shaggy thing that was moving…!
That was…the Yeti…!!!
No waaay!!! I-I-I can’t believe it—it’s actually real!!!
Right?! Totally! It had to be the Yeti! Aww, I’m so happy for you, Raitin ♪
...
...Raitin?
I…wanna see it…up close.
Me too, me too! Matter of fact, this time I’m getting it on camera! Ain’t no way I’m missing my shot! C’mon, cameraman instincts—don’t fail me now!
C-Chii doesn’t think that’s a good idea… The snow’s getting even heavier—
...No.
We’re not just taking a picture of it. We’re going to catch it…and hand it over to the police.
Huh…?
That thing…is a fake.
(!!! H-he figured it out?!)
(Wait… Is Raitin mad? No, scratch that—he’s…he’s hella mad!!!!!)
I will never forgive a fake.
Waaah—h-hold on! Wait! Waittt!!
H-Holy crap…! Raito-san’s charging ahead with Chihiro-san dangling from his waist… It’s giving, Snow Rugby!
He’s…got the force of…a snowplow.
You were the one who said we weren’t supposed to split up, Raitin!!! Geez! Quit running off on your ooown!!!
(Waaah! Yodachosu, run for your life—like, RIGHT NOW!!!)