[Honestly, even if the ghost had disappeared upon Hijikata's collision with Klaudia it's doubtful whether he'd have put two and two together. He can be pretty slow on the uptake, after all. As the spectre turns towards him, so slow and eerie in its motions, he stops his approach and just stares... and when it sags and melts and disappears he's visibly horrified, all bravery gone.]
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I-it left. We can turn back, I'd say.
[This is too much!! He won't even be able to sleep now! Why did he have to see that?! That melting ghoul face will haunt his dreams!]
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I-it left. We can turn back, I'd say.
[This is too much!! He won't even be able to sleep now! Why did he have to see that?! That melting ghoul face will haunt his dreams!]