So lost in her thorough search of anything strange, when someone actually called out to her, Beatrix jumped, and turned angrily towards the person that broke her concentration. Apparently, it was some girl with long, black hair. So annoyed was the heterochromatic student, that it took her a moment to actually process what had just been said to her.

"So what if I am?!" Beatrix responded haughtily as she folded her arms, "It's just a silly story spread about by the peasants of this city! Anyone that has to rely on a ghost to power up is... just..."
Beatrix's gaze slowly turned back to the alleyway, which seemed strangely pitch-black compared to three seconds ago. So wait, she had been waiting for a [i]ghost[/i] to jump out all this time?! Why the hell didn't Torako mention that?! That stupid servant was definitely getting punished for this!

"U-um, well... i-it's not like the ghost would be after me, s-so..." Beatrix scrambled for a good excuse to leave the area, without making it look like she was scared off (when she so clearly wasn't, totally), "Um... er, I-I think I was supposed to finish this game by today, uh..."