Are you like... Dead or something?

Ishikawa Yuuto

He still could not remember it, that thing which he was searching for, and the liveliness of the night had him almost convinced that this would be a complete waste of his time. There were still too many animals around. Had that -spirit? Demon? Monster?- being been around, then surely they would have all hidden themselves by now, instead of scattering deeper into the woods as he approached. Still undeterred, however, Ishikawa pressed on.

Ishikawa Yuuto

There was a quiet noise hidden under the sound of branches combing out the wind. Ishikawa paused for a moment, listening. "Is somebody there?" He asked the night, calm. Being loud was idiocy but being silent was completely useless. Any truly threatening supernatural being would already have sensed him simply from his aura.

Ishikawa Yuuto

To have somebody actually answering back took him off-guard. He should not have been so surprised. The woods were different from the Forbidden Forest and Manta Carlos surely had its share of nighttime adventurers.

It did not fully shake his suspicions as he started slowly in the direction of that voice.

"A priest," Ishikawa answered back after a thought. Are you human? He would have liked to ask. But lying was easy.

Ishikawa Yuuto

"Shinto," Ishikawa said, this time without hesitation. He stopped where he was, peering into the darkness. "What are you?"

Ishikawa Yuuto

"No." That answer came almost as soon as the person had stopped speaking. It was somewhat reassuring to hear that, nonetheless. "Nothing is ever quite what it seems on the island." He started walking again.