Sarasa Nightmare

Chapter 3-1

He'd been trailing Princess Daisy for hours, going down one corridor after another – at least according to her – but many of them appeared identical. He'd actually be willing to go so far as to say that if there were any differences, then he certainly couldn't spot them.

So far, there had been no sighting of the mysterious beast.

In fact, he was starting to agree with the Princess's original assessment when it came to the missing Goombos and Toads.

Perhaps they had left the castle or even been quietly fired.

Either way, one thing was certain, and that was there was no evidence... Just as there was no evidence of the monster.

"Fice T. stated you hadn't even seen this creature. I can't help but ask, are you even certain it exists? I mean, who has seen it?"

She shrugged slightly, practically tossing her hair with the motion. "There's been several sightings by numerous members of the castle, as well as the guard. Fice T. has seen it; my most trusted adviser, Moustafa has seen it as well. I trust them; besides, I doubt that many people would lie about it or make it up."

He'd often enough seen the adoring fans of Mario to know people usually just wanted to believe a good story.

"Hmm, I suppose."

"Also, we're not even halfway through the castle yet. You'll get to see some evidence of something's existence soon. Maybe you'll know who – or maybe what – did it when you see what I'm talking about."

Even though Luigi heard Daisy's words clearly, he couldn't help but glance around uneasily at the umpteenth hall he'd been in, which looked identical. Her claim that they weren't even halfway done made him hope he didn't get lost and he seriously regretted not leaving some form of breadcrumb trail.

The castle had to be positively Tardis-like to be as large as she claimed.